Pak considering shifting N-arsenal to China

The Indian Express ^ | 11/5/01 | unknown

[OWK]

Hi OWK! You trust the PRC? Why? best, bb.

Trust them to what?

They already have a nuclear arsenal that far surpasses anything the Paks have, and they have the ICBM's to deliver them. The Pak warheads are a drop in the bucket.

I'd far prefer to see them in that hands of the Chicoms, if the alternative is seeing them in the hands of fundamentalist Muslims.

[OWK]

The Paks have 30-35 warheads, and they have ballistic delivery capability. So you're saying if the Chinese get 35 more warheads they can turn against us, that's "OK" with you?

The Paks have 30-35 warheads with comparatively low yields, AND they have only medium range delivery capability.

Like I said... there is no "pretty" option, but if I had to choose between seeing them in the hands of the Chicoms, versus seeing them in the hands of Mullah Omar, I'd choose the Chicoms.

[betty boop]

I'd far prefer to see them in that hands of the Chicoms, if the alternative is seeing them in the hands of fundamentalist Muslims.

My fear, OWK, is that the former would almost certainly lead to the latter. PRC's not about to give OBL a nuke from their stockpile; hey, their generals have already taken the trouble to tell us those babies are targeted on L.A., etc. But a Pak nuke -- now, that's a horse of a different color. best, bb.

[OWK]

My fear, OWK, is that the former would almost certainly lead to the latter. PRC's not about to give OBL a nuke from their stockpile; hey, their generals have already taken the trouble to tell us those babies are targeted on L.A., etc. But a Pak nuke -- now, that's a horse of a different color. best, bb.

I see no reason to believe that if the Chinese wished to see nuclear weapons delivered to the hands of fundamentalist Muslim extremists... that they would not have already done so.

[betty boop]

I see no reason to believe that if the Chinese wished to see nuclear weapons delivered to the hands of fundamentalist Muslim extremists... that they would not have already done so.

Well, OWK -- maybe PRC is more patient than you. The "spare nuke" lives in Pak, and last time I checked, it was still there. The urgent question is: For how long? Just because the Paks trust China -- they have a "strategic relationship" -- is no reason for us to. Of course, this complicates things enormously, since the Paks are supposed to be "friendlies." (Just barely.) JMHO FWIW. best, bb.

[Aaron_A]

There is a much simpler way of returning these missiles/nukes; just fire them back where they came from (China).

[LandofLincoln]

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE CHINESE GETTING THEIR HANDS ON PAKI NUKES, THE CHINESE HAVE THE BEST NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE. REMEMBER WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON SOLD THEM OURS.