Thursday, November 07, 2013

"Nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now sitting ready for delivery”

BBC
Worried about an Israeli attack because of Iranian nukes igniting a regional war?
Worried that our inaction, confusion, support for the Muslim Brotherhood, amateurism and ignorance are creating a dangerous vacuum?
Worried we might be about to make a bad deal with Iran?
Worried if there is a war, the destruction of Abqaiq might quadruple the price at the pump?
Fine, now worry about this, from the BBC:
Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told BBC Newsnight.
While the kingdom’s quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran’s atomic programme, it is now possible that the Saudis might be able to deploy such devices more quickly than the Islamic republic.
Earlier this year, a senior Nato decision maker told me that he had seen intelligence reporting that nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now sitting ready for delivery.
Last month Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence, told a conference in Sweden that if Iran got the bomb, “the Saudis will not wait one month. They already paid for the bomb, they will go to Pakistan and bring what they need to bring.”
Since 2009, when King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warned visiting US special envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross that if Iran crossed the threshold, “we will get nuclear weapons”, the kingdom has sent the Americans numerous signals of its intentions.
Gary Samore, until March 2013 President Barack Obama’s counter-proliferation adviser, has told Newsnight:
"I do think that the Saudis believe that they have some understanding with Pakistan that, in extremis, they would have claim to acquire nuclear weapons from Pakistan."

2 comments:

Pastorius said...

What is this? Do you have a problem with Brown Skinned people having nuclear weapons?

Waaahhhhcist!

Epaminondas said...

If someone gets hurt we'll have to call a WAAAAAAAAAMBULANCE