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Monday, March 11, 2013

Pakistan Holds 90-110 Nukes: Report

Pakistan Holds 90-110 Nukes: Report

Pakistan is today believed to hold 90 to 110 nuclear weapons, the Ottawa Citizen on Sunday cited a new U.S. Congressional Research Service report as finding.
Islamabad is producing fissile material, adding to related production facilities, and deploying additional delivery vehicles. These steps could enable Pakistan to undertake both quantitative and qualitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal,” according to congressional analysts.
Neighboring rival India holds between 60 and 80 warheads in its atomic arsenal, according to the report.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/pakistan-holds-90-110-nukes-report/

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