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Pakistan’s nukes at risk of theft by ISIS?

Islamic State could steal Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and make ‘dirty bomb’, defence analysts warn, ABC News, By freelance correspondent Ashraf Ali in Islamabad , 21 Apr 16, The mounting concern of an Islamic State presence in Pakistan has put the spotlight on the security of the country’s nuclear arsenal.

Key points:

  • Some security experts fear country’s nuclear arsenal at risk from IS operatives
  • Others disagree, pointing to security around weapons
  • Pakistan’s nuclear technology previously leaked to Iran, Libya and North Korea

In February, the director-general of Pakistan’s intelligence bureau, Aftab Sultan, said hundreds of fighters from his country were joining IS in Syria, generating concerns about their links and activities when they returned home.

He also said an undisclosed network in Pakistan had been broken up.

More recently, US President Barack Obama declared at a nuclear summit in Washington: “The threat from terrorists trying to launch a nuclear attack is real. It would change the world.”

The warnings have triggered debate in Pakistan about the possibility of a “dirty” nuclear bomb……..http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-20/growing-concerns-is-could-steal-nuclear-weapons/7342722

April 22, 2016 - Posted by | general

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