[DCBryan1]

We can only wish that they will be stored separately: One in Mecca, one in Medina.

[GonzoGOP]

At least two giant Saudi transport planes sporting civilian colors and no insignia are parked permanently at Pakistan's Kamra base with air crews on standby. They will fly the nuclear weapons home upon receipt of a double coded signal from King Abdullah and the Director of General Intelligence Prince Muqrin bin Abdel Aziz. A single signal would not be enough.

This sounds like a lode of debka. I can't think of a worse system. It is provocative without being protective. The slow unarmed transports would have to fly within intercept range of Iran's air force to deliver the bombs. If the planes took off it would be an immediate provocation to Iran. Yet they would be able to intercept and destroy the missiles, or launch their own strike, before they could arrive in Saudi Arabia and be deployed.

[RicocheT]

When did India and Pakistan get the A-bomb and missiles capable carrying one? Can we blame Bush for snoozing and allowing this?

[The Comedian]

I'm waiting for a single Debka report that turned out to be true.

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[The Comedian]

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[gandalftb]

Hmmmm, Debka.

The Pakistanis have enough HEU fissionable fuel for 60+ bombs but have never lit one off. Why would the Saudis pay for an untested nuke?

On the other hand, Pakistan owes Saudi Arabia a lot of money and SA has cosigned on a lot of loans with the WMF.

If anything, the Saudis are camel trading for technology they don't want to have to develop themselves.

SA has had a strong interest in nukes for years as a hedge against Iran, so Debka may be at least plausible here

[NeoCaveman]

Debka, what a relief, for a second I thought it was true.

If it was true, there’s your counterweight to nuclear Iran.

[Dan Cooper]

And they might have something to put them on...

China Sold Nuclear Missiles to Saudi Arabia, Ex-CIA Officer Claims

I remember reading a few years ago about Saudi building a secret missile base, that was probably from Debka too though...

[swarthyguy]

A Saudi minister remarked a couple of months ago, when asked about Iran and nukes and the region, that the Saudis would ensure their own defense by procuring an off the shelf solution.

Cryptic, not a confirmation, but supportive of this scenario that has been bandied about for a while.

Saudis have financed and their bigwigs have been honored guests at major events of Pak’s nuke program.

[dervish]

It is widely believed that the Saudis funded the Pakis’ nuke program with this type of arrangement as the pay back.