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Fear and loathing in Islamabad

September 20, 2008 - 11:51 pm - by Richard Fernandez
NahnCee
2008-09-21 10:29:43

Agree with cjm’s observation about Paki nukes. Nuclear weapons require attention and cosseting and petting and MAINTENANCE. Even if Khan at one point decades ago was able to create something that approximated a nuclear weapon, I can’t believe that it’s still functional. In the absence of an updated public test, I’m going to plunk for the option that Pakistan’s one nuclear bomb belongs under the same heading as Saddam’s mythical “weapons of mass destruction”.

Plus which, if the terrorists *did* have access to Paki’s “bomb”, why on earth are they using tons of dynamite to cause internal blood-shed?

Don’t believe it. Damn the nukes, full speed ahead.