Pakistan may be competing for the title of America's worst nightmare, according to 60 Minutes.
The elected prime minister is in jail. The generals who seized power are beholden to Islamic radicals, and militant fundamentalists could end up controlling nuclear weapons.
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"We were hurt when we heard this term, the Islamic bomb. If we religious leaders have nuclear bombs in our hands, it would promote peace and security in the region."
Pakistani religious leader Samuil Haq
most recent State Department report on terrorism concludes that "Pakistan's government has supported groups that engage in violence in Kashmir and it has provided indirect support for terrorists in Afghanistan." Also, "the government has tolerated terrorists living and moving freely within its territory," it states
John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists says Pakistan's nuclear program is further along than Washington has publicly acknowledged.
He estimates in an interview to air Sunday, Oct. 15, with 60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft that Pakistan has 25 to 35 nuclear bombs - enough for a major nuclear war.
The elected prime minister is in jail. The generals who seized power are beholden to Islamic radicals, and militant fundamentalists could end up controlling nuclear weapons.
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/now/story/0,1...5-412,00.shtml
"We were hurt when we heard this term, the Islamic bomb. If we religious leaders have nuclear bombs in our hands, it would promote peace and security in the region."
Pakistani religious leader Samuil Haq
most recent State Department report on terrorism concludes that "Pakistan's government has supported groups that engage in violence in Kashmir and it has provided indirect support for terrorists in Afghanistan." Also, "the government has tolerated terrorists living and moving freely within its territory," it states
John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists says Pakistan's nuclear program is further along than Washington has publicly acknowledged.
He estimates in an interview to air Sunday, Oct. 15, with 60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft that Pakistan has 25 to 35 nuclear bombs - enough for a major nuclear war.
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