November 18, 2007
A report in the New York Times (Nov.18, 2007) “U.S. Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms”
by By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD, reveals that the United States has been secretly funding Pakistan to guard it’s nuclear weapons since the 9/11 attacks. It has spent around $ 100 million on the project, the paper says.The revealing report assumes significance in the light of recent political developments in Pakistan.
The New York Times report says:
“The aid, buried in secret portions of the federal budget, paid for the training of Pakistani personnel in the United States and the construction of a nuclear security training center in Pakistan, a facility that American officials say is nowhere near completion, even though it was supposed to be in operation this year.”
“A raft of equipment — from helicopters to night-vision goggles to nuclear detection equipment — was given to Pakistan to help secure its nuclear material, its warheads, and the laboratories that were the site of the worst known case of nuclear proliferation in the atomic age.”
The full report can be read at www.nytimes.com
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