Pakistan's nuclear stockpile could become world's third largest, says report
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Pakistan could become the third largest nuclear stock pile within the next five to ten years, behind only the United States and Russia, the Washington Post reported, quoting reports published by two American think tanks.
The report published on Thursday by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Stimson Center said that Pakistan, out of its fear of India, was far outpacing its rival neighbour in the development of nuclear warheads and may be building 20 nuclear warheads annually.
The report cites analysts as saying that Pakistan possesses around 120 nuclear warheads as compared to India's 100. The report concluded by saying that Pakistan could have at least 350 nuclear weapons within five to 10 years.
Read: Pakistan has world’s fastest growing nuclear programme: US think tank
Pakistan’s lead over India could significantly grow due to its large stockpile of highly-enriched uranium that could be used to quickly produce low-yield nuclear devices.
The report further said that though India, in comparison to Pakistan, has far larger stockpiles of plutonium, which is needed to produce high-yield warheads, India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy.
“The growth path of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, enabled by existing infrastructure, goes well beyond the assurances of credible minimal deterrence provided by Pakistani officials and analysts after testing nuclear devices,” the report states.
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Aug 27, 2015 04:51pm
Yes, India is too big.
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Aug 27, 2015 04:54pm
I think this is the reason behind loadsheding.
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Aug 27, 2015 04:54pm
what a waster of resources! why the heck do we need 350 nukes?? 10-15 are enough to reduce India to ashes, and same goes for Pakistan.
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Aug 27, 2015 04:54pm
What abt roti, kapra and makaan??
Not even in the rankings!!
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Aug 27, 2015 04:54pm
It is either a big waste, if not used or a guranteed doom for pakistan, if used. Your choic .
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Aug 27, 2015 04:57pm
Congratulations !!! Perhaps you could look for a bigger economy ???
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Aug 27, 2015 04:58pm
self distruction
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Aug 27, 2015 04:59pm
And who needs 350 really? For every one, there is another pointed towards Pakistan. It is so foolish to think that nuclear weapons can offer security from another nuclear nation.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:00pm
Pakistan has currently no other choice. Either both stop or carry on, though it is not something good.
Both nations really need to think if this expense is necessary, they should start thinking more about the welfare of their People.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:01pm
And here go the expensive foreign debts. In this mindless stockpiling of nuclear arsenal. Somebody should be able to say 'enough!'.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:01pm
Meanwhile the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched its twenty-fifth home-made communications satellite in space using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) that uses an Indian made cryogenic engine being tested for the third time.
The heavyweight Indian rocket weighs 416 tonnes and is nearly 50 meters tall.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:02pm
A dozen are enough to deter any country, hundreds is pandering to your ego.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:02pm
too dumb to know other uses of nuclear energy
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Aug 27, 2015 05:03pm
here they come....
remember they started like this about Iraq regarding WMDs and in the same mold they more or less lynched Iran.... so beware, this a bogus and very much maligned agenda in offing. no need to be over excited.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:03pm
Wished that these nuclear stockpiles could have provided electric power, food and shelter to poor people
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Aug 27, 2015 05:04pm
Good Pakistan should achieve this to contain India. India should realize that.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:04pm
Wished that these nuclear stockpiles could have provided electric power, food and shelter to poor people
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Aug 27, 2015 05:04pm
The report further said that though India, in comparison to Pakistan, has far larger stockpiles of plutonium, which is needed to produce high-yield warheads, India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy.
We Indians are proud of our mature leaders. We invested larger efforts in satellites, energy and dams.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:04pm
Wow.... Shows our priorities huh. Our military is obsessed with India and our politicians are obsessed with stockpiling money.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:04pm
I think China and Israel should have more than Pakistan.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:05pm
I was expecting it and here it came.Till India doesn't invent a ground breaking invention that will neutralize all coming nuclear attacks the problems in south Asia will persist and the question that India will give away Kashmir than I don't think there will be any region in the world called South Asia.Arabian peninsula will also be under threat.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:05pm
Wow great achivement, now can hungry eat that?
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Aug 27, 2015 05:06pm
I like this article .
Thats true.
The report further said that though India, in comparison to Pakistan, has far larger stockpiles of plutonium, which is needed to produce high-yield warheads, India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy.
Our leaders have brain & head
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Aug 27, 2015 05:07pm
Pakistan is far better than India in defense capabilities either it be Missile or Nuclear technology. Plus Pakistan have world best intelligence agency ISI, World number 1 SSG commandos and world 3rd best airforce pilots. India have nothing in this regard.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:07pm
As an Indian, I understand why Pakistan needs nuclear weapons. But if you have 100 bombs, why do you need one more? It is ridiculous. North Korea has only a couple, but it keeps US away from attacking it.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:08pm
Build power plants, you have the stockpile raw material, sanity should prevail.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:08pm
Instead of investing that money in economy or nuclear power plants, Pakistan investing more on nuclear weapons. Understand your priorities
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Aug 27, 2015 05:08pm
India, in comparison to Pakistan, has far larger stockpiles of plutonium, which is needed to produce high-yield warheads, India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy.
While Pakistanis eat grass as their leader envisaged
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Aug 27, 2015 05:09pm
And we will N- weapons then....
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Aug 27, 2015 05:10pm
Mashallah!
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Aug 27, 2015 05:10pm
What's new ? And so what.
Have they done an analysis on Israel and its secret program ?
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Aug 27, 2015 05:10pm
Nuclear weapons are no joke. I just hope we are doing everything right and have a tight command and control system. Given what India has been doing we need this deterrent and should keep our policy of "FIRST USE." However, understand this... any nuclear attack today will mean an end of everything and usage will affect the whole region. We must be extremely careful and disciplined about anything nuclear.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:11pm
A soft and clear message for Indias chaiwala.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:11pm
Catering for export I suppose.
India has already pledged that she will never ever use it as first strike option.Pakistan keeps that option open.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:11pm
"Pakistan’s lead over India could significantly grow due to its large stockpile of highly-enriched uranium that could be used to quickly produce low-yield nuclear devices.
The report further said that though India, in comparison to Pakistan, has far larger stockpiles of plutonium, which is needed to produce high-yield warheads, India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy."
Say it all ... God Save Pakistan
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Aug 27, 2015 05:12pm
India using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy. India wants to increase trade and economy rather than nuclear missiles.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:13pm
Wish the money was better spent on education, poverty alleviation, tackling corruption, reforming police, strengthening democracy and.................... instead of this warfare. Stop this waste of money. let army be accountable to someone as well.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:14pm
Enemies should learn that!
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Aug 27, 2015 05:14pm
Very good progress!!.. hope this will solve all problems in the country!!..
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Aug 27, 2015 05:16pm
If gen raheel could be kind enough on us common Pakistanis and use it for energy creation. How cool would that be!
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Aug 27, 2015 05:16pm
It is because of India who separated Pakistan in 1971. After nuke test by Pakistan, India did not dare for any mis-adventure. But now the core issue is still there (Kashmir) and we are interested to settle it through dialogue and not through nukes.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:17pm
@Nauman Your attitude is the reason why Pakistan is not developing and still remain in its inferior state.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:19pm
@Sandhu And well we have largest hungry people, largest uneducated masses, hours and hours of load shedding, zero industries, non existent job opportunities................ ya, but we have nuclear arms. Cheers.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:20pm
Another disinformation to discredit Pakistan in the world. World is so much biased to small countries.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:20pm
Pakistanis should be thankful to Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto, which is holding India to attack Pakistan, who made Pakistan nuclear power, and he sacrificed his life for that gift to Pakistan.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:24pm
Poverty may have been not issue for pakista because politicians and army generals are rich enough
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Aug 27, 2015 05:24pm
Actually we Indian's are scared because we don't want Pakistani part to be polluted because of any nuclear exposure because for us Indians Pakistani part is also a part of mother India and every grain of soil in Pakistani part is like temple for us so we cant disrespect it.So survival is not an issue the issue is of the motherland.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:24pm
the report says Pakistan could become. It talks about future lots of assumption in this article.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:24pm
Why why why ?? With such a strong military and spy agency why need over 350 of warheads for just india??
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Aug 27, 2015 05:24pm
Pakistan was forced to become nuclear power and it could continue nuclear program for its survival.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:26pm
The numbers quoted are bear minimum considering the land size of India and god forbid, in case of nuclear war, the amounts of targets Pakistan might have to hit. this might be just necessary for mutually assured destruction.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:26pm
Self destruction is inevitable :-)
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Aug 27, 2015 05:27pm
Pakistan nuclear program is incredibly inexpensive compare to the military maintenance needed for the army comparable to India. Nuclear lead is only sane way to ensure our security.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:28pm
@Nauman Agreed, and that is why more weapons will be needed.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:29pm
What think tank does?....An advertisement only.
India is using same resource for Energy on the other side Pakistan using it for Weapon.
Pakistan will need 8-10 nuclear weapon to destroy INDIA and on the other hand India need 2-3 only.
What will remains after that NO Kashmir...No War....No terror....No any human being.
Well Done THINK TANK!!
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Aug 27, 2015 05:29pm
ZAB was a true visionary." We will have the atom bomb even if we have to eat grass", he famously declared. It has come true. Pakistan is top three in nuclear stockpiles but nowhere in agricultural production.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:30pm
Export them to countries that want them but dont.
It will boost the exports figures.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:31pm
This is what Pakistan would need to survive in difficult times if it does come. UK have around 350 or so nuclear arsenals though have no obvious enemy in its neighbourhood. Pakistan have learned from the past experience when it come to difficult situations. Pakistan will have to defend itself at its own defence capabilities and no one will come to help.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:31pm
Classical example of wrong priorities.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:33pm
As an indian i can say that in the worst case scenerio 10 is enough...for india 5 is the limit...for complete eradication of both...a pragmatic view..irony is that if pakistan use it some part of it automatically falls under disaster zone..same is true for india
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Aug 27, 2015 05:33pm
Great ! And what are you planning to do with those nukes ? If you wanted to deter another nation, just a few had been enough. What is the point in hoarding so many nukes ? It is evident that you cannot use them and lying in storage, they will not produce electricity .. these resources could have been used for civilian purposes
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Aug 27, 2015 05:34pm
India needs deterrence against China, hence the certain number of weapons (100) for deterrence. Our main aim is to provide 24x7 electricity to every household. We even have 'no first use' policy since we know that we have a lot more to lose (economy, investments etc.) if there is a war and that too a nuclear war. Only a country which has nothing to loose produces such disproportionate quantities of nuclear weapons, and drops the N-word at the first opportunity in every rhetoric.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:35pm
Insanity. One hit on the stockpile and all of South Asia is obliterated and all humans on Earth killed. While Russia and the USA have been trying to rid themselves of their stockpiles Pakistan is building a larger one.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:36pm
Russia too had huge number of stock. They had to reduce those by destroying. Later Pakistan will have more expenses even to maintain and secure these. Stocking nuclear bombs seems more an emotional issue and trying to show off of superiority. Pakistani politicians, analysts etc either use suffix Inshaallah, or we have nuclear bombs, quite immature(in later case) . Indians are much mature, we have a small sufficient amount of nukes, while are investing money, material, time and effort to other things like rockets, reactors etc too. Today we launched GSLV too.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:40pm
@Agnostic Pakistani ....The number of nukes has to match Pakistan's ego.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:40pm
Do you think ever you use it?
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Aug 27, 2015 05:41pm
congru pak..great going india is too bigger then ur nuclear arm..
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Aug 27, 2015 05:43pm
No doubt - nation priority should be securing their borders but this does not mean you should waste your energy by ignoring all living population.
Im not sure where this world is going and what it is going to prove?
If we and other countries are busy in building these monster weapons and not doing anything for the end users than why dont they stop it for the sake of civilians?
Each of us will love that and will much appreciate our rulers.
Most of us dont want our country to do terrible things with other country fellow members, dont we?
But i guess - not a good question for the real world :(
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Aug 27, 2015 05:43pm
Russia had the largest or second largest in the early 90s. Didn't stop them from collapsing and all of us who remember the Yeltsin era know how difficult the situation in Russia was. Country was bankrupt. It's key that Pakistan focuses on its economy as well. Nukes didn't save Russia... Nor will they save Pakistan. High oil prices were Russia's savior.. Don't think Pakistan has such resources to fall back on
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Aug 27, 2015 05:43pm
PS: Our nukes are far safer than India's according to numerous third party analysts.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:44pm
@Irfan
Very very insightful. Comment year!
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Aug 27, 2015 05:46pm
This nuclear pile Would help Pakistan to remain on world Map till the day of Resurrection. long live Pakistan
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Aug 27, 2015 05:48pm
So much ignorance. First of all a nuclear weapons program is much cheaper than a nuclear power program. Second the fact that Pakistan's biggest threat is at least 6 times larger than it, a good nuclear weapons program ensures that India wont ever dare to attack.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:53pm
Excellent news. Those who don't like this news are NOT Pakistani. PERIOD.
Let there be no mistake Pakistan is the 3rd largest Nuclear Power.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:54pm
We don't need any think tank to tell us how to run our country. Especially from a country that has actually used a nuclear bomb - twice.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:57pm
Most of the common Pakistanis I have known are true to their heart and passionate about whatever they do. Unfortunately they get easily carried away when somebody plays with their emotions with regards to their nation and religion. Very few Pakistanis understand the amount of destruction a single nuke can bring. Somebody above, naively said that Pakistan needs 350 nukes to cover all of India. As an Indian I wish that Pakistan was better governed. We need a healthy neighbourhood, as it also affects our nation.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:59pm
Britisher left India and Pakistan. why?? because they knew we are junk of stupid people. Why wasting 70-80% budget on army??? pakistan needs couple of nukes for india and india needs one for pakistan. people are poor in both countries. provide them education and prosperity. Our politician are crap.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:59pm
So many? For what purpose? Remember Mrs Marcos of the Philippines collected thousands of pairs of shoes - just to satisfy her ego.
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Aug 27, 2015 05:59pm
India is big but it is not a game changer, Pakistan is not making these devices to deter India, just make a tattoo of my comment on your arm and see it after ten years, you will agree with me that Pakistan did what was right. Keep it up army, you better understand the current defense requirements.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:06pm
The USA think tanks regularly publish reports about the atom bombs of Pakistan. They never touch the topic of atom bombs made by Israel. This is an unofficially accepted universal press censorship within USA. The Congress, the Senate, and the Govt. in USA lecture all other countries on the respect of human rights - with one exception only: Israel. Nobody can win elections in USA a, if she or he criticizes the illegal occupation of Palestine by Israel.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:07pm
Pakistan has no choice in this matter as it is a smaller country in all respects. India is a vastly superior adversary in terms of conventional military strength. It is the largest buyer of conventional weaponry and added to that its economic clout is growing. If India being a bigger country acts with maturity the arms race can stop. Can the Indian readers on this page ask their Government to show some commitment to long term peace in the subcontinent and turn over a new chapter in Indo-Pak relations. Resolution of the Kashmir issue has far more merits than demerits.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:07pm
Pakistan is on third in nukes, while Bangladesh is third in apparel export. India's priority were right, we got behind from Pakistan in nukes, while became ahead of Bangladesh, Italy and Germany in apparel.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:09pm
@inder And your attitude surely shows that you tell world about satellites and nuclear power plants where more than half of your total population lives under poverty line and without basic civic facilities. This is your attitude that instead of improving living conditions of deprived Indians your Govt spend money on maintaining big army, arms and big army budgets and by interfering in neighbor creates reason for their own existence. Wake up and care for poverty in your country and think of living in peace in region.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:13pm
@Nisar Sanity requires sensible leadership which I guess Pakistan lacks. Too busy looking after their own self interest. It seems that the leaders do not have confidence in their own country otherwise they would not have houses and funds in Dubai, Switzerland, England etc
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Aug 27, 2015 06:14pm
@Sam ... The USA does not want to attack North Korea because South Korea would be destroyed. South Korea has been a big time economic partner of the US. Particularly in the automotive business.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:14pm
"Pakistan’s lead over India could significantly grow due to its large stockpile of highly-enriched uranium that could be used to quickly produce low-yield nuclear devices"
that's negative thinking its raw material they haven't made atom bombs from them this article is just assuming things another assumption is Pakistan building two new nuclear power plants and that enriched uranium can be used to make electricity as well.
and who gave certification that India will not make nuclear weapons from enriched plutonium in near future India can .
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Aug 27, 2015 06:22pm
@joe
When you have such an overwhelming superiority in conventional arms, you don't need to strike first. Common sense. During height of cold war, WARSAW kept offering no nuclear strike agreement to NATO which was not accepted quite obviously.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:37pm
So two US think tanks come out with probable projections. WP publishes and every one is talking about it as if it's a fact. The entire chain of this ' information' is controlled by interested parties. 'They' have failed at every front, hence now the new tactic, scare the jeebies out of every one through the huge nucleaur stock pile/ lost missiles/ terrorits carrying them off like suitcases, reinforced by Hollywood movies and TV series. The media now is the new battleground. Pakistan now needs to up its media industries to international level.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:42pm
Proud of the continuous acievements ... PK scientists have mastered this milestone and no need to worry, now they have started using excess of it to produce energy, as the new plants in Karachi area are proof of it itself and it will only grow with the partnership of Beautiful China. Long live Amazing Pakistan and Beautiful China. Skies are the limit for this heavenly brothethood. well done
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Aug 27, 2015 06:43pm
Good Pakistan, existence comes first!
BTW this kind of report was predicted after Iran's deal....the only one left in the Muslim countries to have nuclear technology was Pakistan and here we go...
p.s, all the Indians telling us that India uses their nuclear energy in a safe way, don't fool us alright, India's nuclear program is much much more unsafer then Pakistan, just look at nuclear disasters in India and compare them to Pakistan, you'll who is more worthy to have those ! and why big names were not ready to give you people insurance....
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Aug 27, 2015 06:46pm
MashaAllah good news, and InshaAllah next few years, Pakistan will be world's no 1 nuclear stockpile...
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Aug 27, 2015 06:47pm
@Ghark pukhton no he is very very kind, but I don't think so that Mr.Modi is?
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Aug 27, 2015 06:53pm
Once again propaganda against nuclear Pakistan.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:55pm
Thanks to IMF and CSF from US ,we are using it where it matters most, developing nuclear weapons.
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Aug 27, 2015 06:55pm
All peoplewho are boosting about nuclear stockpile do not know that nuclear arsenal has to be maintaned and secured and costs associated with this. It does cost a lot to make them draining resources from social programmers but associated costs are prohibiting too.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:04pm
How does that help us from "domestic terrorism"? Shouldn't this money be put to better use - such as Education, Health, better training and pay for our law enforcement personnel, etc. If there is going to be a war, no matter how well prepared we are, everyone will be a loser. Just look at the United States - even will all the fire power, they couldn't win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan!
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Aug 27, 2015 07:08pm
The rupees is devalued and now one dollar is equivalent to 104 rupees.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:09pm
Too bad, people cannot eat nuclear stockpiles, nor use them to stay cool in the stifling heat!
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Aug 27, 2015 07:13pm
Good Decision to make strong herself against bad Enemy who don't like to sit in Dialogue with Pakistan.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:21pm
Both Pakistan and India should resolve the issue of Kashmir and then full stop to competition of armed weapons and then do something for the betterment of common poor people on both sides.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:23pm
@Javeria who cares what modis doing. I want my people happy and educated not miserable and unaware. Chi lax
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Aug 27, 2015 07:23pm
If Pakistan comes 3rd after USA and Russia, where does China stand?
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Aug 27, 2015 07:27pm
@sreejith Then how come Delhi is the world's most polluted city if clean and healthy energy is being produced.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:28pm
Nuclear weapons are defensive in nature. They are used more as a deterrence than an offensive tool. Until Pakistan and India figure out how to live in peace next to each other and normalize their relations, I reluctantly support the nuclear arsenal. It will keep the two countries leaders from behaving irresponsibly. Nationalist governments on either side like BJP/Modi are a bigger threat to the stability of the region.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:30pm
MAD this stands for Mutually Assured Destruction. This is the policy which has saved the countries possessing nuclear weapons. The ones who do not have this have been invaded and destroyed just look at Vietnam Iraq Syria Georgia etc. Any body ever invaded a nuclear country look at N.Korea! The day we have nukes capable of hitting the USA that will be the end of Western interference in our country.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:31pm
Let's talk about USA and Israel's stockpiles over that can destroy the entire world several times
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Aug 27, 2015 07:32pm
Don't worry about our stockpiles. It's or internal affair and nobody else's business.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:33pm
If Pakistan is forced to use atom bomb, will not India retaliate? Death and destruction and fallout would be too horrible to even think about.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:35pm
@Yassir Satti
Pakistan has never threatened to nuke India, except if attacked/in a war.
India has. Read Times of India or any Indian paper after the last detonation by India.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:39pm
@joe
Pakistan has never threatened to nuke India, except if attacked/in a war.
India has. Read Times of India or any Indian paper after the last detonation by India.
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Aug 27, 2015 07:40pm
@ali umair Our governments are planning to solve these problems by elimminating the people from both sides of the border so that these is nobody left who will need Roti, Kapada or Makaan. We should be proud of our two innovating countries for discovering a simple and easy solution?
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Aug 27, 2015 07:41pm
@Karachite Use of Nuclear war will wipe out entire Asia.. do you really think china will allow you to use those weapons.... they are of no use cant even feed a child also.. India realised that long back and moved towards economical growth...
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Aug 27, 2015 07:46pm
The fact is that India's nuclear program is more aimed as deterrent against China. whereas Pakistan's program is India-specific.
Honestly, i dont believe the Indians are concerned about us. And we should stop being obsessed with India.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:08pm
I think once we take care of terrorists in our country, we can focus on economy with no fear of any country attacking us. Not even the US. We want to live and we will let live. Pakistan is a peaceful country.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:21pm
Y do we need even 120 ?
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Aug 27, 2015 08:22pm
@fazalpai Thank you Nawab of Pakistan our chaiwala got the message. Please keep on stockpiling more and more weapons if that helps you.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:22pm
Sorry to inform all that india would have attacked and eliminated pakistan if these nukes were not there.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:23pm
Buyers are next door.....
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Aug 27, 2015 08:24pm
Stupidity at its best, India or Pakistan doesn't matter
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Aug 27, 2015 08:25pm
Well-done Pakistan. Use poor people money in nuclear weapons!!!!
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Aug 27, 2015 08:32pm
Quoting one of my favorite Pakistani media personalities Mr. Hassan Nisar "Having nuclear weapons without a strong economy & internal stability is like paraplegic with a well built upper body on a wheel chair".
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Aug 27, 2015 08:40pm
@Sandhu India is contained by Bangladesh, Sri lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar without stock pile of nuclear weapon. You don't need nuclear to contained any country in this world. USSR has more nucks than USA .
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Aug 27, 2015 08:42pm
@gul zaman So what you want to say is that Pakistan should develop a much larger stockplie of weapons to be at par with India. Why don't you want Pakistan to grow strong in conventional terms to be at par with India. This will save the humanity from mutual destruction.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:45pm
Today India also launched 100 smart cities run by electricity from upcoming nuclear plants.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:47pm
@Pakistani It's not about cheapness . It's about usefulness. Electricity is worth much than ignorance
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Aug 27, 2015 08:50pm
We are familiar with acronym MAD. We should understand what India and Pakistan will achieve by increasing their nuclear stockpile. The only answer to this rat race issue is the solution of Kashmir issue through dialogue. Which the super powers will not let it be successful for their own vested interest in the region. Just wait till the tow arch enemies India or Pakistan use the limited nuclear weapons in the next conflict between the two neighboring states and strike the choice targets. It's (use of nuclear weapon limited war) just around the corner. It can happen any day? Good look inhabitants of two arch enemy states and love or hate your leaders and third party mediators.
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Aug 27, 2015 08:53pm
Today India launched a home built 2 tonne satellite with a home built cryogenic solid fuel engine for communication with hand held devices in remote regions and here Pakistan is proud to have a large nuclear arsenal not understanding which one would benefit them more
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Aug 27, 2015 08:54pm
And still you cannot resolve Kashmir, what a pitty..maybe when you become first in the list...
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Aug 27, 2015 09:03pm
@Sudhanshu Swami please don't worry. What you should worry is Modi who is doing whatever in his power to destabilize Pakistan. We are fully aware of it
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Aug 27, 2015 09:08pm
I don't think anybody except a few scientists and a few generals know how many nukes does Pakistan have. These 'international think tanks' cook up some numbers, and everybody goes in a tizzy.
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Aug 27, 2015 09:08pm
What a sad day for Pakistan indeed.no electricity,water,education.Massses are suffering and the emperor nawaz and Shahnaz are busy travelling overseas to take care of their investments.Sadly no sincerity with the deprived people of Pakistani.Wakee Wakee people or you all will burn in Pakistan.
Where is Pakistan going to use these nuclear warheads?
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Aug 27, 2015 09:09pm
We just have enough nukes to make Modi a peace loving man.
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Aug 27, 2015 09:11pm
Both Pakistan and India has its share of war mongering crackpots. If not for nuclear weapons, we would have continued to have wars on a regular basis. It is an investment Pakistan can certainly not do without.
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Aug 27, 2015 09:34pm
Good for Pakistan - India is a big elephant that likes to bully, serves them right. If Pakistan won't exist, neither would India :)
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Aug 27, 2015 09:38pm
Congratulations!!!! Now lets talk about bigger achievements such as food, life style and jobs.
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Aug 27, 2015 09:50pm
This report is merely misleading and not based on actual facts. It just to malign Pskistan as apart of nasty campaign initiated against Pakistan periodically. The most appropriate actions on two sides of the boarder is two tone down their aggressive attitudes espically Modi government and sort out Kasmir and water problems outstanding since partition. This will provide the masses to live a better life.
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Aug 27, 2015 11:09pm
India is destroying the world peace ... some one should tame this mindless country.
The world knows Pakistan is doing all this out of fear and India's involvement in terror
activities in Pakistan. Until India will not stop terrorizing Pakistan.Pakistan will not stop making these atom bombs.
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Aug 27, 2015 11:18pm
@Adnan your point about focusing on sing poverty eradication is right but please understand that GSLV launch will help India to satellites in space that will improve communication and ultimately benefit nation's economy. India also puts other nation's satellites in space and earns valuable forex. Recently 5 UK satellites were launched at the time by India. NASA satellite will ride an Indian rocket in 2021.
Such things inspire nation's youth to study science; another defense against poverty. Such endeavors spur industry. To sum up they help fight against poverty.
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Aug 27, 2015 11:19pm
What about US which has over 10, 000 warheads? Are they planning to destroy this galaxy?
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Aug 27, 2015 11:42pm
@Sandeep , Yes it can, and its doing it right now.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:21am
One must understand the dynamics behind all this. Pakistani production of nuclear arsenal is for a reason. When a much larger enemy on the borders talks about war everyday you need to have more than enough deterrence to keep her at bay. One must remember that had it been pre-nuclear tests era India would have tried her luck after the parliament attacks in early 21st century or Mumbai attacks. India cannot flex her muscles because they know that the outcome might be a gory one.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:28am
you should not weigh nuclear option in isolation. Pakistan has to keep a minimum deterrence level to keep India away. Now it will be almost impossible to match India in conventional warfare because of bigger economy and resources available as it will be difficult to match gun with gun and aircraft with aircraft and ship with a ship. We understand that maintaining nuclear weapons is not cheap but still it is economical than that of conventional warfare. Secondly, we have seen in 1965 and 71 even today westerner nations are not ready to transfer warfare technology and hardware to Pakistan. We are not fools , we need a bigger arsenal to maintain 2nd strike capability and credible nuclear deterrence. and do not worry about electricity we will cater for that as well.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:44am
Every patriotic Pakistani is equal to a thousand nuclear bombs with no any fallout !
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Aug 28, 2015 12:52am
Now that we have 120 warheads, lets divert rest of the resources to health, education, and infrastructure.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:07am
Report is full of lies and based on speculations and exemptions. Westerm agencies never get tired of Maligning Pakistan and projecting Paksitan's image in a neagative way.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:19am
@sreejith : India still has the largest number of below poverty population compared to rest of the world. And Pakistanis eat lot better than Indians.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:26am
India is one of the four countries (US, Russia & Israel being others) which has successfully tested Ballistic Missile Defense systems. God forbid & I pray this scenario never unfolds, but if Pakistan ever launches a nuclear missile towards India, it can quite possibly be detected by India's radars, satellites, SAM & AAA units working in conjuncture and destroyed by Indian Interceptor missiles. After that India would be free to launch its own nuclear missile & without any protection, what will happen of Pakistan is something that I would never want to see or imagine. So I hope, Pakistani friends & leaders be very careful while even making comments about launching nuclear weapons into India, let alone contemplating actually doing it.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:32am
India's cold doctrine has failed miserably. West (& Israel) can't tolerate Pakistan having nuclear weapons. If Pakistan didn't have the N bomb, India would've invaded us a long time ago and even USA from Afghanistan. N bomb is why we still exist.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:43am
@ali umair
your politician got and took to UAE, England, Swiss-banks, etc. They are not distributing to the common man. Use your brain also.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:43am
I was in city of Hiroshima last month and saw the effects of destruction caused by the only atomic bomb ever used in the history of man kind. The explosion by a single bomb claimed lives of over 200,000 people in matter of few seconds.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:53am
Pakistan should use that uranium for better purpose like making nuclear power station and research rather then falling behind weapons. Good things will only happen if you think good.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:56am
Taylor Branch has reported that during Kargil, Bill Clinton was briefed that Indian thinking was that India would emerge a winner in a nuclear war because they thought they could wipe Pakistan out completely while losing up to 500 million of its own people. On the other hand, Pakistan thought that its mountainous terrain will shield more survivors than the plains of India. Moreover, when Nawaz Sharif rushed to Washington to ask for Clinton's help, Pakistan was already preparing to arm its nuclear devices. This madness actually prevailed on both sides. It is not some alarmist fantasy. It is the historical record. This is how our leaders actually think.
People on both sides seem to have no idea how close we actually came to a nuclear holocaust. We need to realize that the unthinkable is not so unthinkable for people who are in actual positions of power. So please, stop posturing and boasting and putting each other down and seriously work for peace.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:03am
Well india doesn't need so much. Only 2 is enough for india to fI ish of its enemy by its size. And the other by ten. Infact the 100 we have is also waste. When the job gets done in less than hundred.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:09am
@Nauman i do not know, why pakistan is scared of india, we have just 5 good men
to ago across the border with 5 smaller nuclear devices, to do the job and come back
no delivery system no planes, just 5 good men, does it raise any eye brows?
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Aug 28, 2015 02:27am
So India uses it for domestic energy and Pakistan for other reasons!!! Another way to justify Indian Weapons.What a joke!
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Aug 28, 2015 02:35am
Resolve kashmir, it will be cheaper.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:40am
@Ramesh Nakhwa Work in Progress, you can look at stabilizing yours...
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Aug 28, 2015 02:42am
@Sudhanshu Swami In doing so you stole water from Bangladesh and are in process of doing that to Pakistan. I will consider you smart once you eliminate injustice, poverty and provide equal opportunity and be fair to all around you.
Learn from China, same number of people but ahead leaps and bound.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:45am
India launched satellite today. One of its biggest.
What good nukes will be if we are not gonna use them. If we use them, nothing good will come. India is on right path. No need more than 100 nukes.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:54am
@Usman You are absolutely right, one nuke is enough really as it assures deaths of 1000s if not millions. No sane govt will ever fire a nuke.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:56am
@Sandeep My friend- if sadam hussen and gadaffi had nuclear weapons , nobody would have touched them. If pakistan did not have nuclear weapons india would have tried to invade many times.
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Aug 28, 2015 03:02am
I am at loss about so many Pakistanis who think that having these stockpiles in such a large number is going to benefit their country to become some sort of world power.In these times muscle power is not respected ,it is the financial & knowledge power which has acceptance world over.These nuclear weapons can not be used especially by Pakistan as world will not allow it to be used especially US,as happened at Kargil war.So the money being spent on these stockpiles could have been used in education ,health,transportation,power sectors & allowed millions of Pakistani poor people much needed help.But then who will benefit,surely not the generals.
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Aug 28, 2015 03:03am
boy that's a lot of enemies..like Bhutto said..hope the grass tastes good...hey u can always trade it for electricity or gasoline or maybe sell it to Saudi for oil eh?
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Aug 28, 2015 03:06am
Keep it up, some only understand this language because the language of peace & dialog don't make them content
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Aug 28, 2015 03:20am
If this stockpile goes into the hands of TTP or JuD then all the foreign investment will be wiped out and no one will be ready to trust us. Looks like we are at war with ouselves.
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Aug 28, 2015 03:22am
Even the thought if an accident will destroy us. Chinese technolgies are still not reliable just like their automatic stairways.
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Aug 28, 2015 03:29am
Guys, i am an Indian but believe me not against ur Nuclear state, just saying, pakistan have big load shedding problem country wide, can't you guys use nuclear energy to bring electricity 24/7 without any load shedding in Pakistan? Just my saying xhoice is yours :)
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Aug 28, 2015 03:51am
@Taimoor khan : good like you will use all nuclear bombs and we will wait and watch. Think about the deaths on both sides .... India may lose 50% but pakistan will lose apr0x 100% . so brother nuclear war is not a joke. See nir0shima and nagasaki in japan generation by generation they still have birth defects and diseases. As a good neighbor we need to talk ..
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Aug 28, 2015 03:58am
USA can create enough to destroy the solar system a few times over..... They have the money so they can you say? Yeah right.... Shedding blood of millions in phony wars to prop up the economic engine sucking up world's resources.
Go Pakistan!
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Aug 28, 2015 04:00am
Congratulations for this marvelous feat?
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Aug 28, 2015 04:01am
The more nukes we have the less soldiers we need. Pakistan is already into next generation nuclear defensive technology. And we do not incur any foreign debt, the entire spectrum is produced at home.
To those crying roti, kapra, makan, they need to realize that just having nuclear weapons creates thousand of jobs for engineers, technicians, security, logistics, administrative and management.
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Aug 28, 2015 04:42am
@Emotionless You have no knowledge of geography, geo-political realities and the yield of Pakistan's nuclear weapons. Pakistan have more then one enemy. Also, we are not afraid of Indians. We have lived with them (and also ruled them during the Delhi and Mughal Sultanates) for ages and know them very very well. This is one reason we have openly declaired our nuclear weapons to be used on India in any conflict. It is almost like every target has been selected for each stratigic weapon: Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and so on...
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Aug 28, 2015 05:14am
Report again proves that Pakistan is fearing India for no reason and creating instability in the region. India has a no first use policy and going by history also India will never invade or attack anyone for territory or other vested interests. Good if Pakistan understands this.
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Aug 28, 2015 05:20am
Nothing but fear mongering against Pakistan- Part of the article not reported here says that Pakistani experts do not agree with the estimates. They are based on wrong assumptions.
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Aug 28, 2015 05:30am
@PCG Rightly said.
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Aug 28, 2015 05:38am
Can't feed your own people. You have to wonder where are the priorities of the country lie.
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Aug 28, 2015 05:44am
Impressed. Pakistan has to build such a stockpile. After all, it has to protect the entire Islamic world from Morocco, across Sahara and the Arabian desert to Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia in the east. Stretching from the eastern Atlantic to western Pacific. Five hundred atom bombs should be sufficient in the event that the rest of humanity gangs up.
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Aug 28, 2015 05:54am
As a specialist in nuclear waste disposal the one question that seems to be forgotten is “How well are the nuclear waste guarded?”
Further, hope the stockpile is well protected and will not fall on wrong hands..
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Aug 28, 2015 06:39am
This news fails to report that it costs Pakistan 2.6% of it's GDP for these nukes. Which is higher then India's GDP percentage on defense!
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Aug 28, 2015 06:41am
@Unknown : And this speaks in volumes about the great difference in mindsets of both nations.
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Aug 28, 2015 06:46am
Will people eat nuclear stockpile?
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Aug 28, 2015 06:57am
Hey Guys, this is nothing but hyperbole. U.S. and West favors India because they have made a lot of investment there whereas Pakistan is supported by China. It is a nice way of turning Pakistani people on its own forces.
Have you ever seen US or European countries critisizing their own forces? No, because anyone who does that becomes unpatriotic.
Please don't believe whatever is printed or said in U.S. and West blindly. Think about it first....
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Aug 28, 2015 07:04am
@Aslam noor If used and retaliated by India, these weapons will take out 1/3 of the Muslim population of the world. Not sure if those in charge actually thinking. They are just busy counting.
Also, there is no pending claim from India of any of existing Pakistani territory. If Pakistan left India alone, what do Pakistani's think India would do. As an Indian I am curious, in case anyone wants to elaborate.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:06am
@Yassir Satti no 1st use of n. weapons by indian govt.4 to 5 bombs are enough for india. now india is utilising energi in dev. countrys progress. no more bombs by india. compare both country who is making progress and who is sinking.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:23am
Proud moment for Pakistani's.......Please continue....and proud your country...
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Aug 28, 2015 07:26am
@A Ali glad to read. And happy to see such comment if you are Pakistani.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:32am
great news for Pakistan. Keep at it.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:43am
@arshad Don't have to worry about ratio of matching defense forces capabilities. It's not about what India or Pakistan has as offensive or defensive capability. It's going to be who takes the initiative of striking key targets first of strategic importance. Pakistan should prepare to take a hit of 10,000,000 casualties and India should prepare for dealing with 100,000,000 fatalities. It's inevitable this has to happen. This will set the pace for China to roll down into non nuclear fallout affected areas following suit. Russia will threaten West to keep out of the regional conflict. Russian will strike targets of strategic importance in Middle Eastern region if West moves United Nations Security Council to use the council for limited use of nuclear strike on India, Pakistan and against Russian interest. It's no going remain limited to India and Pakistan. It's just like what happened in the two great wars of 1914 and 1939. Its coming brace for it and stop silly political discussions.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:51am
Please update your information. Since 80s Pakistan has been doing research in agriculture using nuclear energy introducing new varieties of rice and wheat. We are also using nuclear energy in metallurgy research in developing metals used in industry that are too expensive to import. BTW we just started building two nuclear plants near Karachi for electricity production.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:52am
@Sam How silly. You think USA can take that nonsense. United States just looks the other way for the time being. North Korea is dwarfs in comparison to US arsenal and its global might in any field of warfare and strategic weapon's systems. Don't under estimate the might of United States of America ever. You will be a fool and most unwise to do this kind follow up discussion.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:06am
@Javed A.Shafi ....No worry. Market for WMD is hot, Gulf countries willing to pay anything after that Iran deal! Rush .
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Aug 28, 2015 08:22am
@Emotionless
while i agree that 350 nukes would be too much and it is indeed a burden, 10 to 15 nukes are barely enough to take out their major western cities let alone 'reduce india to ashes'.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:23am
@Sandeep
keep telling yourself that. nuclear parity with india has kept the two states from a major war for decades.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:24am
@Ramesh Nakhwa
meanwhile 400 million indians live below the poverty line!
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Aug 28, 2015 08:32am
People,
Read it carefully. And focus on few words in this article. Report by a "Think Tank" and "Could Produce" and "May be" . It is their job to come up with theories with lots of ifs and whens. Relax!
And to my Indian Friends, one thing is for sure. if nuclear option is used, both countries will be doomed not only Pakistan. Get your acts straight!
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Aug 28, 2015 08:38am
India had the resources and expertise to outdo Pak in production of nuclear armaments but it took more arduous and challenging option of developing productive application of nuclear energy and space technology. The result is evident today . It marks the essential difference in national psyche , thinking pattern and ambition of the two countries .it causes are deep rooted in seperate social echoes and political structure of india and Pak . Pakistan always aimed to be the nuclear powered leader of Muslim world and pursued obsessive goal of military and strategic superiority over india. This ambition also had a facilitating and nurturing support from eminent and at times overpowering position of Pak military in the political structure of Pakistan . That's why economic prosperity and public welfare always took a back seat in planning . Corruption and mismanagement also count but these are common in both countries in varying degrees.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:42am
@Unknown:Meanwhile the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched its twenty-fifth home-made communications satellite in space using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) that uses an Indian made cryogenic engine being tested for the third time."
Nope not Indian but stolen from the US of A.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:47am
@Changez_Khan
Please wake up.necular weapons do not make you third largest necular POWER.It is use of necular energy for peaceful purposes.Now check where you stand
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Aug 28, 2015 08:50am
I think this is exactly how India wants to engage Pakistan. India has never attacked Pakistan or will it. But it's Pakistan's perception and fear. this kind of stock of nuclear weapons will bound to become a burden for a country like Pakistan in future.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:51am
@Z
Please read your necular doctrine and that of India and comment.
Indian doctrine clearly states Non First use.Pakistani does NOT say so.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:57am
There has been proposals to denuclearize Pakistan in lieu of NATO nuclear umbrella.
If Pakistan is attack by any then it will be an attack against NATO.
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Aug 28, 2015 08:57am
@Sandep nuclear weapons ARE the only means to provide safety from another nuclear nation, usa would not have dared if Japan had a few ' toys' as well
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Aug 28, 2015 09:11am
@joe Who has ever cared for paper tiger policy statements when chips are down. In love and war everything is fair. So is the case with all United Nations Security Councils Resolutions on Kashmir issues. Isn't it?
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Aug 28, 2015 09:15am
@Zubair Abro don!t think that
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Aug 28, 2015 09:20am
@hassan while the figure can be disputed the difference is this. India is focused on economic growth and upliftment of its people out of poverty and prosperity for its people. India in large measures is achieving this and has made tremendous progress.
On the other hand Pakistan which is in a worse state chooses to spend all its resources in stock piling nuclear arsenal which is not eve giving it any additional security. That is why India's future is bright and Pakistan's bleak.
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Aug 28, 2015 09:22am
Nuclear bombs take time to load into missiles. Missiles cannot be loaded with fuel and kept ready. So in a war situation, nuke is assembled then missile is loaded with fuel and then with nuke. This increases the cost for Pakistan. Which is what we want. In any case even with 350 nukes Pakistan can barely cover 2% of India whereas India can cover 100% of Pakistani population.
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Aug 28, 2015 09:27am
@Sandhu .....Friend before writing a comment go to Google and compare the Fire Powers of India and Pakistan... India stands at No 4 out of 106 nations while Pakistan is way below at 19.
Missiles...Prithvi v1 which has been tested and ready to be transferred to Indian Army has a range of 12500 KM. This range brings all the European capitals within India's nuclear range. China is way behind at about 5000 KM and Pak missiles have a range of 2500 KM. They will not cover the South Indian cities.
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Aug 28, 2015 09:36am
@Samsonite , ZAB's vision also ensured Pakistan does not gets invaded like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan.
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Aug 28, 2015 09:58am
ZAB was a true visionary." We will have the atom bomb even if we have to eat grass", he famously declared. It has come true. Pakistan is top three in nuclear stockpiles but nowhere in agricultural production....THIS IS CALLED GROUND REALITY
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Aug 28, 2015 10:02am
Waste of taxpayers hard earned money.
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Aug 28, 2015 10:05am
When your report contains the word "maybe", you lose credibility in your assessment.
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Aug 28, 2015 10:11am
@Neel Thank you for highlighting this matter. We are constructing nuclear power plants of 2200 MW near Karachi. After completion this plant will cover 70% power needs of Karachi city. Currently, along with Nuclear power, we are working on hydro power plants, coal and gas, solar power and wind power. With completion of all on going projects power situation in Pakistan will considerably improve. Just a request to Indian friends please ask your government to stop destabilizing Pakistan through RAW. With end of terrorism and economic prosperity in Pakistan, India could be one who can get most benefit from prosperous Pakistan.
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Aug 28, 2015 10:13am
The weapons Pakistan has today is enough to take care of any threat (real or imagined) from India. Pakistan should take a cue from us and use the remaining plutonium to improve the power situation in Pakistan.
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Aug 28, 2015 10:36am
@hassan And even a higher percentage live below poverty in Pakistan
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Aug 28, 2015 10:38am
@sana-1 There hasn't been a single nuclear disaster in India because we built them on our own.
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Aug 28, 2015 10:44am
@hassan We'll get them above poverty line in the next 20 years.
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Aug 28, 2015 11:17am
This is propaganda. Forget it. Nobody can ever know the numbers. It is impossible. But Pakistan has enough to deter the enemy. So sleep well you are in safe hands. Electricity will come in good tome too, rest assured.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:26pm
@M.Saeed But are we? Do you pay taxes? Hmmmm.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:28pm
We need to have missile shields as well as missiles !
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Aug 28, 2015 12:37pm
Not more than a dozen should be kept to deter any enemy. Remaining should be distributed to other needy countries and mint money. This public money can be used for good purpose (really other than negative purposes, say, terrorism etc).
India has two neighbour enemies. Pakistan one (India). In this regard, India should not keep more than 50 nukes. China 80. US and Russia 100 each. Others should be deprived of this dangerous thing. There is every possibility that terrorist group like Al Qaida and IS can a few one from us.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:55pm
Michael Krepon author of the Stimson Center report is of Russian-Jewish ancestry and is part of the Jewish group in America that sees Pakistan as a Muslim nuclear threat to Israel. Krepon's report is intended to generate xenophobic Islamophobia in America the identical objective of Israeli officials. Krepon is deceitfully biased towards Israel due to his Jewish heritage deliberately avoiding reports on Israel nuclear proliferation which are the major cause of instability in the Middle East.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:05pm
@A Ali We are neither Iraq nor Iran or some.............. you are referring, simple reason is credible deterrence. History taught us to be self reliant as far as defense of nation is concerned. It is nukes which is ensuring no war even if Indians aspire for it badly
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Aug 28, 2015 01:09pm
@joe what is the fun in making if not for use. Be assured it will be used, by the way with the stockpile both have it is naive to talk about first use as any violation of treaty will already would have been punished. Real no first use assurance is mutual deterrence.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:26pm
Today feeling ashamed as Pakistani
We need roti, kapda, makaan not stock piles of nuclear warheads arsenal
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Aug 28, 2015 03:04pm
@Sandhu hahhaha....good joke....your comments makes one laugh. Laughing is good for health.
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Aug 28, 2015 03:37pm
@max ...My friend in Pakistan. As long as it remains as a deterant no one is concerned.
But believe me if there is even one nuclear explosion even by by mistake or an accident...the subcontinent is doomed. There can be a mayhem. Though India follows a " No first Use " policy the retaliation time is only 50 or 60 seconds. These weapons have the capacity to destroy the whole Indian or Pakistani race ...na koi dastan sunane wala ..aur na koi dastan sunnae wala rahega !
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Aug 28, 2015 03:44pm
@Satt . Amazing thoughts. Very reassuring to us Pakistanis of your concern for our land.
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Aug 28, 2015 06:52pm
Nuclear weapons are useless now a day... use it to generate electricity.....
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Aug 28, 2015 07:00pm
@Adnan If you are advising others, check first if you are in a position to advise. I think Pakistani's are in no position to advise indians as they move forward and develop so fast.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:42pm
This will make Mr. Satraz Azis feel good and proud. Congratulation Mr. Aziz!
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Aug 28, 2015 11:08pm
@ali umair.... Chennai se apkho mera pranam. For the first time, I read a comment from both Indians and Pakistanis which focusses on 'basic human need' roti, kapad and makaan. I think both our nations should stop this nuclear bomb drama and start focussing on a healthy and happier living.
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Aug 28, 2015 11:16pm
I know how poor my country fellows are but still we need these things to remain independent. This all goes to single moment when you lost your whole in the hands of your enemy. That is what happening with Palestine, kashmir, myanmar muslims & happened with kosovo, bosnia muslims. Whatever your financials, but you will buy an expensive dog to defend your house from intruders.
We all know how high is the moral of our army leader raheel shareef and one of the reasons is that the enemy too know our capabilities.
Those of you disagree. they need to unlock their main doors before sleeping from now on.
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Aug 29, 2015 03:33am
@Kedar So you think Indians have better grasp than us? Both countries in a bigger picture, 1.3 billion vs 200 million the makeup of nuclear literate in raw numbers may be the same.BTW India is the country that introduce this menace not Pakistan at least you Indian should acknowledge that and lately who is spending $100.00 billion on new weapon acquisitions? Not Pakistan and all these converntional weapons are Pakistan specific if you know. Excellent way to decieve yourself and us and rationalize.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:06am
@Emotionless So right.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:09am
@ali umair Who cares about aam aadmi.They have their (establishment) egos to look after.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:16am
@Usman Spot on bro.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:28am
@AA They are NOT stupid.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:41am
@Akhtar They have superb economy backed by all the world power.Their citizen do not suffer from poverty.Is that a good clue.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:47am
@Karachite Very sensible first part negated by "FIRSR USE" which will destroy you as well as every thing around us for next 200 years.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:51am
@Ghark pukhton Loved your comment.
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Aug 29, 2015 05:53am
@Samsung Explain?
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Aug 29, 2015 07:49am
It will eliminate the problem of poor human development index of Pakistan
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Aug 29, 2015 09:02am
nothing new for last 10 years this kind of news come and gone... also remember Weapon of mass destruction in IRAQ nothing found, this is all nonsense.
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Aug 29, 2015 12:42pm
India has a way more advanced nuclear program and is the only country in the world which has the technology to produce low cost tritium which is needed in Hydrogen bombs. If need be, we can make more than 10,000 nuclear weapons (incl. dirty nukes) with the un-safeguarded plutonium we have.
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Aug 29, 2015 01:02pm
So Israel and America's Nuclear weapons are not an issue at all ?
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Aug 29, 2015 01:32pm
The only authority that can define "credible minimum deterrence" is Pakistan itself, not some think tank with God knows what source of income and agenda. How can a someone belonging to a country possessing thousands of active warheads, also being the sole actual user of nukes on earth, determine who should have how many.
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Aug 29, 2015 07:26pm
I seriously doubt the veracity of this report. China definitely should be ahead. Yes, the smooth and silent operators Israelis should be ahead too.
This must one another America Horse Sh... think tank I suppose.
Anyway if it turns out true, who so many? Pakistan has made a point and India knows it will not think twice to use it and is a serious deterrence.
I really think both nations have so many poor folks that need more attention and that should be the priority.
We know India is in many ways is showing the courage to deal with it as Corporate Governance is taking over, whether it is for good or bad, it is uplifting the poor.
Wake up Pakistan Brethren, get your priorities right.
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Aug 29, 2015 08:09pm
Defence comes first; and then education, health, etc need to be catered for. This can only happen in an environment of transparency and accountability. This environment does not exist; and corruption of PMLN/ PPP politicians continues.
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Aug 29, 2015 08:20pm
"The report further said that though India, in comparison to Pakistan, has far larger stockpiles of plutonium, which is needed to produce high-yield warheads, India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy."
Clearly sums up the priority of both nations.
India using its stockpile to produce energy for its people and Pakistan building 350 bombs and more while obsessing over Mutually Assured Destruction while Pakistani people that need energy to survive in other parts of Pakistan wait longer.
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Aug 29, 2015 08:46pm
Point to be noted my friends
" India appears to be using most of its plutonium to produce domestic energy."
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Aug 29, 2015 08:57pm
The race for Nuclear power and Warheads will go on Between Pakistan and India , We were in Big Crisis and the Only Thing That Kept other Countries from Easily Attacking us was The Nuclear Program . Our Army is Excellent .. Nuclear Powers , Missile Capabilities , Best Intelligence Agency , Worlds First SSG Commandos and Third Best Pilots . I Thinks We should gain more Nuclear Power which will Helped in the Solidarity of Pakistan. Yes We should make Make Electricity and Stuff but Electricity Doesn't Defend our Country .
I'm 13 and Interested in Politics and our nations History .. so .. Correct me If I'm Wrong
Thnx
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Aug 29, 2015 09:26pm
Calling it third largest is highly misleading. UK, France and China have Hydrogen bombs. India and Israel probably have it too. So the total arsenal of Pakistan is much smaller compared to UK, France and China, let alone US and USSR. And it is probably even smaller than Israel and India. I am not in favor of these devices but just want to point out that this statement, even if technically true, is highly misleading.
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Aug 30, 2015 10:58am
Alhamdolila
No one dares.....or even think about messing with us.....
Terrorism will be over soon.....rest assure
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