A Discussion on Nuclear Pakistan

Nuclear Pakistan***-Producer/Reporter-Tabinda Naeem
Pakistan's nuclear program has been the subject of controversy in United States. In the context of President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit, this pkg takes a look at Pakistan's stance towards nuclear armament, a proposed U.S Pakistan nuclear deal, the likely future trajectory of country's nuclear program and the safety and security challenges associated with it. Urdu TV interviewed Pervez Hoodbhoy-Quaid e Azam University Islamabad and Naeem Salik National Defence University for this pkg and sound bites of Stephen Cohen -Brookings Institution and Marvin Wienbaum-Middle East Institute have also been included in the report.

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• Pervez Hoodbhoy
• Naeem Salik
• Marvin Wienbaum
• Steven Cohen

[JohnLloydScharf]

Iran has had 9 years to produce a uranium and/or nuclear bomb with 2001 technology, Russian technitions, and Russian. We did it from 1942 to 1945. Iran may be backward, but they have a nuclear bomb. THe Pentagon says they can shoot down their ICBM, so they will have to ship it FED-EX or drive them over the Mexican border in a pick-up truck.