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Pakistan has dismissed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s fears that its nuclear arsenal may fall into the hands of jihadis
It is easy to say for Pakistan that to really safety of the nukes. India’s fear of nukes getting into the hands of the jihadists were put to rest in an apparent attempt by Pakistan.
Islamabad’s nuclear programme and strategic assets are fully secure as they are under “strict and multi-layered custodial controls”, foreign ministry spokesman Naeem Khan said.
“Prime Minister Singh’s remarks are unfortunate and misleading,” Khan told reporters here today.
Hours earlier, Singh had told CNN that he believes Osama bin Laden’s al Qaida still has a “significant base” in Pakistan.
“I am worried about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear assets should President Pervez Musharraf be replaced, since there is always the danger of Islamic militants seizing power and taking control of the country’s nuclear assets,” the Prime Minister had said.
Khan said Pakistan’s nuclear capability is under an elaborate command and control mechanism, institutionalised in the shape of the National Command Authority since 2000.
“We have studied the models of command and control systems elsewhere and our multi-layered security structures are on par with the most stringent international systems and practices,” the spokesman said.
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