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Afghanistan/South Asia

Musharraf promises Pak mother-of-all N-tests

2004-07-01

In his inimitable fashion, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has dropped yet another bomb. Addressing a news conference at the Pakistan Presidential Palace on Wednesday evening, Musharraf said, "I am giving you breaking news that Pakistan will conduct an important nuclear test in the next two months."

They just signed a agreement with India to give advance notice when conducting missile tests. I guess nuke tests are included.

According to Xinhua , Musharraf refused to give further details.

"I can say no more."

However, Pakistan daily The News reported that the 'extremely important substantive test' was most likely a longer range missile test.

So are they going to test a nuke or a delivery system? Inquiring minds want to know.

Musharraf also added that hectic arrangements were already under way.

"Hectic" and "nuclear test" are not words I like to see together.

"Chairman of Nescom Dr Samar, KRL Chairman Javed Mirza as well as PAEC Chairman Pervez Butt are aware of what is going on. Everything is being manufactured," the daily quoted Musharraf as saying. Musharraf also completely ruled out the rolling back of nuclear programme in Pakistan. "Those who think so are just mad, we will never roll back our nuclear programme and would continue developing credible deterrence and missile program," News Network International agency quoted Musharraf as saying. "It has become a joke that people with negative minds are propagating the ill-notions of roll-back," added the President.
Pakistan had conducted five nuclear tests in May 1998, immediately after India carried out similar tests. International concern on the safety of Islamabad's nuclear programme has been on the rise since a scandal, involving the father of the country's nuclear programme, A Q Khan, broke out earlier this year. Khan had confessed to having sold nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Malaysia.

Being a untrustworthy type, my first thought was "Is this a test of a Pak weapon, or a test of a North Korea/Iranian weapon under the cover of a Pak test?" And is it a bomb or a new long-range ~~North Korean~~ missile? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Posted by:Steve

#12 Lite it off with a faith based match.

Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-01 5:57:21 PM

#11 Musharraf - shove it up DBT's ass and then light it off.

Posted by: .com 2004-07-01 5:52:00 PM

#10 Pakistan was nearly bankrupt on Sept. 11, 2001, and the Islamofascists were discredited to the point that Seculars were in a position to move against them. So what happened? Billions of US tax dollars were shifted to the terror entity, in exchange for an occasional al-Qaeda arrest. Politically, an Islamofascist political movement - Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal - is a heart beat away from power, and US aid is trickling into the pockets of the jihadis who are attacking American troops in Afghanistan.If Bush had half a brain, he would be working against the Saud/Pak terrorist entities, instead of jumping hoops for America's enemies.

Posted by: Dog Bites Trolls 2004-07-01 5:20:56 PM

#9 Jeeze Louise! The Paks have a death wish. Let's build more dangerous weapons in the middle of seething, eye-rolling, and run-amuk Islamic nutcase types. Yeah, that's the ticket!

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-01 4:05:09 PM

#8 Ugh, please no three stage fusion device...

Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-07-01 1:20:46 PM

#7 "And I will continue to conduct such tests until you pay me... one million dollars!"

Posted by: Dr. Evil 2004-07-01 12:18:19 PM

#6 ...as well as PAEC Chairman Pervez Butt

Come on guys, that one was right over the plate!

Posted by: Raj 2004-07-01 12:09:32 PM

#5 Okay, makes a lot more sense now.... guess
the ghost of Eddie Teller is still protect the Western World.

Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-01 11:29:05 AM

#4 Clarification, it's a missle test: Pakistan will not roll back its nuclear weapons program and plans to carry out another missile test within two months, President Pervez Musharraf has said.
In remarks to local journalists on Wednesday, General Musharraf said there was no pressure on Pakistan from the United States to slow atomic arms development, despite a damaging proliferation scandal involving one of its top nuclear scientists. "It is a joke," General Musharraf said, responding to a question about possible US pressure. "We are taking our nuclear program forward. "We will continue to manufacture nuclear (capable) missiles and it will be a madman who accuses me of rolling back the nuclear missile program."
A local news agency admitted Thursday that misinterpretation led to its incorrect report that Pakistan planned to conduct a bomb test. That's why the original story was confused.

Posted by: Steve 2004-07-01 11:21:17 AM

#3 In separate news, DD Sec. Rumsfeld has "hectically" pulled back US troops from the border region of Pak/Afghan. Boys, if you think MOABs/bunker busters were bad, wait til the border goons get a load of a Pak/NKor/Iran nuke.

Posted by: BA 2004-07-01 11:12:30 AM

#2 Wonder if they gonna try out a three-stage device.

Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-01 11:08:26 AM

#1 "This just in: a large flash has been reported from the vicinity of the tribal areas..."

Posted by: Well-Armed Lamb 2004-07-01 10:05:25 AM

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