Posts Tagged ‘ Nuclear ’

U.S. and Pakistan Take Step to Mend Relations

By Salman Masood and Declan Walsh for The New York Times President Obama took a symbolic step toward improving ties with Pakistan on Tuesday when he met with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear summit meeting in South Korea. But even as the two leaders made polite, if freighted, comments [ READ MORE ]

The Pakistanis Have A Point

By Bill Keller for The New York Times As an American visitor in the power precincts of Pakistan, from the gated enclaves of Islamabad to the manicured lawns of the military garrison in Peshawar, from the luxury fortress of the Serena Hotel to the exclusive apartments of the parliamentary housing blocks, you can expect three [ READ MORE ]

Are Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Secure?

Qaiser Farooq Gondal for The Washington Times Pakistan is again facing the possibility of instability, raising concerns that its nuclear weapons are not in safe hands. Once again the ability of Pakistan’s army to secure the weapons is in doubt. The big powers of the world often ask whether Pakistan will be able to overcome [ READ MORE ]

Pakistan’s Nuclear Surge

By Andrew Bast for Newsweek Even in the best of times, Pakistan’s nuclear-weapons program warrants alarm. But these are perilous days. At a moment of unprecedented misgiving between Washington and Islamabad, new evidence suggests that Pakistan’s nuclear program is barreling ahead at a furious clip. According to new commercial-satellite imagery obtained exclusively by NEWSWEEK, Pakistan [ READ MORE ]

Japan’s Disaster Toll Rises With 18,000 Deaths

By Eric Talmadge and Mari Yamaguchi for The Associated Press The toll of Japan’s triple disaster came into clearer focus Monday after police estimates showed more than 18,000 people died, the World Bank said rebuilding may cost $235 billion and more cases of radiation-tainted vegetables and tap water turned up. Japanese officials reported progress over [ READ MORE ]

Pakistan, India Swap Nuclear Sites Lists

By Zhang Xiang for Xinhua News Pakistan and India exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities on Saturday in spite of a tension over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that has disrupted the dialogue process between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry said. The two countries exchange the lists of nuclear sites on the first day [ READ MORE ]

Obama Calls for India – Pakistan Peace

By Andrew Buncombe for NZ Hearald Barack Obama has called on India and Pakistan to renew their efforts to find peace, even as he said Islamabad was not moving quickly enough to counter militants operating from inside its borders. In comments that appeared to underscore the high-wire act of diplomacy the US president is trying [ READ MORE ]

For Better or Worse, White House Bets on Pakistan’s Civilian Government

Reported by Josh Rogin for Foreign Policy magazine The Obama administration has always been clear that the path to winning the war in Afghanistan goes through Pakistan. But if Bob Woodward’s new book is accurate, the White House considers its war effort much more dependent on the success and survival of Pakistan’s civilian government than [ READ MORE ]

U.N. Speakers Urge Pakistan to Free Up Arms Talks

By Patrick Worsnip for Reuters Heaping pressure on Pakistan, a high-level U.N. meeting called on Friday for talks to start immediately on a treaty to ban production of fissile material used as fuel for nuclear weapons. But Pakistan has insisted it will continue to block such talks, arguing that a ban would put it at [ READ MORE ]

India Becomes Only Country In the World To Possess Maneuverable Supersonic Missiles

By DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR  for ArabNews.com   NEW DELHI: India successfully tested Sunday a “maneuverable” version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it has jointly developed with Russia, news reports said. The vertical-launch version of the 290-kilometer range BrahMos was tested from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off India’s eastern coast, the PTI [ READ MORE ]

Pakistan and China increase military spending and cooperation as India shows concern

Beijing, China- A senior Chinese defense official has justified Chinese sales of warships and submarines to Pakistan on the grounds that Russia and the United States were selling similar systems to India. The defense official also indicated that China was aware of the fact that India may not be happy with its deal with Pakistan. [ READ MORE ]

Happy Birthday Pakistan! May You Reach Your Full Potential~

 Islamabad, Pakistan- 62 years ago, Pakistan and India gained their independence from Britain after a long struggle for freedom and self determination. For centuries, the Hindus and Muslims of India had lived together as part of one country under multiple rulers, from Hindu princes to Muslim emperors. But once the British came and colonized the [ READ MORE ]

India Launches Nuclear Submarine Produced Domestically

  New Delhi, India- Pakistan has stated that India’s launch of a nuclear submarine is a threat to regional peace and stability in South Asia. The Foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit stated that ”Pakistan will take appropriate steps to safeguard its security without entering an arms race.” The submarine, unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday, will [ READ MORE ]

The Taliban’s Nuclear Desires

Kahuta, Pakistan- As the Pakistani army battles Taliban militants just 60 miles from Islamabad in Swat, Pakistan, one question frightens intelligence experts around the world: How safe are Pakistan’s nuclear weapons from getting in the hands of the Taliban? Pakistan has roughly 100-150 nuclear warheads, and they are guarded by an elite army unit that [ READ MORE ]

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