In Secret, U.S. Aids Pakistan's Nuclear Security

  The New York Times 18 Nov 2007 @ 17:33 GMT | Permalink | Comments

With Pakistan's political future in doubt, the safety of the country's nuclear weapons is again up for debate. Washington has spent nearly US$100 million for highly classified programs to help boost Pakistan's nuclear security, reports The New York Times. The newspaper had withheld details for three years.

The money went to personnel training and equipment, including fences and night-vision goggles. The U.S. thought about offering "permissive action links," or PALS, a system that protects a warhead from detonating without proper codes. That debate ended because of concerns over technology transfer and deep suspicion in Pakistan about Washington's true intentions.

Posted in Asia | Information War | Security | Sidenotes by Dayhawk Kim at 17:33
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