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US secretly helping Musharraf to guard nukes: report
DefenseTalk.com ^

Posted on 11/18/2007 8:56:29 PM PST by DTAD

The United States is helping Pakistan keep its nuclear weapons secure in a top-secret program that has cost Washington almost 100 million dollars since 2001, The New York Times reported Sunday.

But Pakistan still refuses to allow US experts into its nuclear sites, the newspaper said, revealing information it first obtained three years ago but, due to a White House request, had not reported until now.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: military; musharraf; nuclear; nukes; nytimes; pakistan; pakistaninukes; secret; topsecret; war

1 posted on 11/18/2007 8:56:31 PM PST by DTAD
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To: DTAD

I guess it’s not all that top secret now.


2 posted on 11/18/2007 9:03:47 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Jet Jaguar

LOL. My thought exactly.


3 posted on 11/18/2007 9:22:24 PM PST by festus (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: DTAD

“It said Musharraf’s government has also been unwilling to inform Washington about how or where the US equipment — including helicopters, night-vision goggles and detection sensors — is being used.”

Why they are being used to prepare for war with India of course.


4 posted on 11/18/2007 9:23:25 PM PST by DemEater
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To: RedStateRocker; gonzo; DeaconBenjamin; indcons; sukhoi-30mki; Eyes Unclouded; ECM; SE Mom; ...
Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

FReepmail if you want on or off
5 posted on 11/19/2007 6:36:09 AM PST by G8 Diplomat (Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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To: DemEater

US already knows it and isnt really bother by it.


6 posted on 11/19/2007 4:22:09 PM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Gengis Khan

“US already knows it and isnt really bother by it.”

Well they should be. India is an ally. Pakistan...not so much.


7 posted on 11/19/2007 4:38:27 PM PST by DemEater
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To: DTAD

This ‘secret’ was reported earlier in a couple or more threads. NYT is the source for all of the articles.


8 posted on 11/19/2007 4:40:10 PM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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To: DemEater
US maybe actually funding the maintenance of the very same nukes that could one day go off within US or Israeli border.
9 posted on 11/19/2007 4:49:31 PM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: RightWhale

**This ‘secret’ was reported earlier in a couple or more threads. NYT is the source for all of the articles.**

Duh! ............................. FRegards


10 posted on 11/19/2007 8:30:46 PM PST by gonzo (http://www.forsalebyowner.com/listing/63472)
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