Washington is effectively subsidizing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal — the fastest-growing in the world — even as the country drifts closer to China and Russia.
The U.S. Is Fueling South Asia’s Nuclear Arms Race
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Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation
More Isn’t Necessarily Better With Pakistan’s “Nuclear Security Culture”
Pakistan needs to take care that its plans to dramatically increase its nuclear security forces don’t provide an opening for infiltration by Islamist extremists.
Pakistan, Proliferation, and U.S. Priorities
The government of Pakistan released A.Q. Khan from house arrest earlier this month. The former head of the country’s nuclear weapons uranium enrichment program had been detained since 2004, following revelations of his decades-long role as part of a nuclear black market selling nuclear technology, materials, and even nuclear weapon designs.