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From Will at The Other News:
"To Snatch or not to snatch,that is the question.Read the full story here.
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Taliban: No, we're not going to attack the nukes, we're just going to take over PakistanAnd the nukes would be theirs. They certainly don't have the wherewithal themselves to reinvent the "Islamic bomb." On the other hand, they may change...
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WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden 'protected' by Pakistani security Pakistani security forces allegedly helped Osama bin Laden evade American troops for almost 10 years, according to secret US government files. Image 1 of 2...
- Fuck Your Sovereignty, Mushy
We did what you and the Pakistanis refused (and prevented others from) to do for ten years. Maybe you would have preferred we just drop something in the ten kiloton range on that compound? Washington Times: Musharraf: Bin Laden mission violated Pakistan...
- This Ain't Making It Any Easier
Jawa Report: Pakistan will not release location of nukes to US In all fairness to Pakistan, no nation would disclose the location of its nukes to any other country. But then again no other nuclear armed nation is on the edge of falling to suicidal terrorists....
- U.s.: Taliban May Get Control Of Pakistan Nukes
Now this is comforting. I thought they had these things all under control, tucked nicely in bed where the Mean Ol' Talibanny Monsters couldn't get them. Wasn't that what we were told??? NewsMax: U.S.: Taliban May Get Control of Pakistan Nukes...
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Should We Snatch Pakistan’s Nukes?
From Will at The Other News:
Given the growing anxiety in security circles about the future of Pakistan, it should not be surprising that plans have been developed to snatch Pakistan’s nukes should the country fall into chaos, or under the influence of Islamists. Indeed, there are some reports that the U.S. special forces are conducting drills to do just that, should it become necessary.But this isn’t like 24. This would be an amazingly difficult operation. Where precisely are the nukes? According to Pakistani nuclear scientist Pervez Hoodboy,
”They are said to be hidden in tunnels under mountains, in cities, as well as regular army force and army bases.”
But he warns,” A U.S. snatch operation could trigger war; it should never be attempted. An American attack on Pakistan’s nuclear production or storage sites would be extremely dangerous and counterproductive,” the physicist said. “By comparison the bin Laden operation [into Abbottabad] involved only minor risks. Even if a single Pakistani nuke (out of roughly 100) escapes destruction, that last one could be unimaginably dangerous.”
There are so many unknowns with this type of operation. Will the nukes be dispersed? How well defended? How will we transport them? What are the implications if we attempt to destroy them? No easy answers. And yet, an Islamist Pakistan with nukes? Talk about a nightmare.
So if a crisis erupts, what will it be: snatch operation, or no snatch operation?
"To Snatch or not to snatch,that is the question.Read the full story here.
-
Taliban: No, we're not going to attack the nukes, we're just going to take over PakistanAnd the nukes would be theirs. They certainly don't have the wherewithal themselves to reinvent the "Islamic bomb." On the other hand, they may change...
-
WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden 'protected' by Pakistani security Pakistani security forces allegedly helped Osama bin Laden evade American troops for almost 10 years, according to secret US government files. Image 1 of 2...
- Fuck Your Sovereignty, Mushy
We did what you and the Pakistanis refused (and prevented others from) to do for ten years. Maybe you would have preferred we just drop something in the ten kiloton range on that compound? Washington Times: Musharraf: Bin Laden mission violated Pakistan...
- This Ain't Making It Any Easier
Jawa Report: Pakistan will not release location of nukes to US In all fairness to Pakistan, no nation would disclose the location of its nukes to any other country. But then again no other nuclear armed nation is on the edge of falling to suicidal terrorists....
- U.s.: Taliban May Get Control Of Pakistan Nukes
Now this is comforting. I thought they had these things all under control, tucked nicely in bed where the Mean Ol' Talibanny Monsters couldn't get them. Wasn't that what we were told??? NewsMax: U.S.: Taliban May Get Control of Pakistan Nukes...