The United States is working with Pakistan to protect its nuclear technology from falling into the hands of extremists, a senior US official said on Friday.
| I imagine that would be an "or else" situation... |
âWe have had discussions with Pakistan on the need for Pakistan to safeguard its technology and its nuclear material. We are confident they are taking the necessary steps,â the official said. His comments came after NBC Televisionâs Nightly News programme reported that since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, American nuclear experts grouped as the US Liaison Committee have spent millions of dollars to safeguard over 40 weapons in Pakistanâs nuclear arsenal. âMeeting every two months, they are helping Pakistan develop state-of-the-art security, including secret authorisation codes for the arsenal,â the network reported. But the US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that US law and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) âprevent any direct involvement with (Pakistanâs) nuclear weapons. So weâve had discussions with them generally about how they safeguard nuclear material. We donât want their materials to get into the wrong hands but wonât go over the edge of our law and the NPT.â
| I do hope we have precise locations for all 40+ of those nuclear weapons. And that they're hard-targetted. |
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