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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 07:10 AM
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Pakistan nukes not safe, says former minister Qureshi
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-nukes-not-safe-says-former-minister-Qureshi/articleshow/10905774.cms

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's nuclear weapons are not safe under the present PPP dispensation, country's former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said, evoking an angry response from the government, which rejected his contention as "baseless".

Qureshi said, Pakistan's nuclear programme was not safe under President Asif Ali Zardari's leadership. The ex-PPP leader has recently parted company with the ruling party and announced joining Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party.

The former Zardari ally, made these remarks at a public rally at Ghotki in Sindh where he announced joining hands with the cricketer-turned politician. He is the highest ranking Pakistani politician to comment that the country's nuclear weapons were not safe.

His remarks come on the heels of warnings by Western experts that Islamabad's nukes could fall into the hands of Taliban terrorists.
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kristopher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 07:24 AM
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1. Rec'ced up to zero.
Imagine that...
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 07:35 AM
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2. i can imagine it these days. nt
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 07:41 AM
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3. Don't know how long it will last but I got it up to +1
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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 07:46 AM
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4. Source (Times of India) is a discredited, biased one. The World Net Daily of South Asia.
I am unreccing for that reason.
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greytdemocrat Donating Member (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 08:08 AM
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5. Hmmm
I certainly hope the US has a good plan to either destroy or steal these bombs.
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SixthSense Donating Member (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-28-11 08:59 AM
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6. funny thing
if a weapon is "safe" it's either not really a weapon or not really safe
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