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How Safe Is Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal? Radio free Europe By Abubakar Siddique August 19, 2012 Militants’ storming of a Pakistani Air Force base where some nuclear warheads are reportedly stored has once again sounded the alarms about the security of the country’s atomic weapons.

Minhas air base, located just 40 kilometers west of Islamabad in the
eastern Punjab Province, is considered a key military facility. It
houses warplanes and some of Pakistan’s most advanced weapons systems
— possibly including nuclear warheads.

So the August 16 attack that left nine suspected Islamic radicals and
one Pakistani soldier dead once again raised eyebrows over Islamabad’s
claims that its nuclear installations are under foolproof
security….. Embarrassing Breaches

The country’s military, which controls the nuclear arsenal, has
suffered numerous embarrassing attacks on key bases in recent years.
.. http://www.rferl.org/content/how-safe-is-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal/24681549.html

August 20, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Pakistan, safety