Deception: Pakistan, the United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Gurkha · #1 10-29-2007, 12:28 AM

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/history/article2583916.ece

Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark tell this tale better than their predecessors, however, and with an added twist. The story of how one country used theft, lies and fraud to build a nuclear bomb then started selling it on, would be alarming enough, particularly in the Islamic world. But when that country is also the West’s key ally in the region, you have to wonder – with friends like these, who needs enemies? Pakistan’s nuclear programme was started by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, one of the country’s few democratically elected leaders, who pledged, “we will eat grass if we have to” in order to build a bomb. He was ousted in 1977, and the project was taken over by the military, in particular ISI, the military intelligence. When Bhutto’s daughter Benazir became prime minister in 1988, it was on condition that the military retained full control of the nuclear programme.

Sadly the real enemy was never Iraq, it was always Pakistan. Now the extremists who are in virtual control of the country today have the closest access to the nuke than ever.

kerry · #2 10-29-2007, 12:41 AM

I agree that Pakistani nukes are equally or more dangerous than Iranian nukes.

Hatterasguy · #3 10-29-2007, 12:43 AM

To many nut jobs, we are going to have to start keeping a list.

Gurkha · #4 10-29-2007, 12:51 AM

The possibility of the nukes and nuke capable missiles along with some real sophisticated US arsenal falling into the hands of Talliban and their likes is far more probable in case of Pakistan and a greater immediate danger than Iran currently.