Bolton: Pakistani Nuclear Capability Is a 'Global Problem
Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton says he’s concerned about Pakistan’s improving capabilities to deliver nuclear weapons in the wake of a major missile test by that country on Wednesday.
“This gives them a capability across India,” he said Wednesday night on Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.”
“Their missile is not as powerful as the one that India launched [a few days ago]. But . . . this is a demonstration to India from the Pakistani military that they are prepared, ” Bolton said.
Tensions between the two countries continue to grow, and Bolton said the situation is made worse by the instability of the government in Pakistan. Bolton said he worries it could become a “grave” issue if the country’s nuclear weapons fall into the wrong hands.
“Its ability to hold together in the face of Islamic radical infiltration is very much in question these days,” Bolton said. “The security of its nuclear weapons and the capability on the ballistic missile front are not just abstract issues and confined to India. This is a global problem.”
“That’s why,” he added, “the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, and how we deal with the al-Qaida and [the] Taliban, both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, remains extremely important for the United States directly.”
Bolton: Pakistani Nuclear Capability Is a 'Global Problem'
Shaheen-1A: Pakistan tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?
Karachi:
Pakistan: Commenting on Pakistan’s Wednesday test of ballistic missile an international institution the Global Security has said that the range of the missile might be around 3000 to 5000 kilometers if it was a medium range missile.
According to experts an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a long range (greater than 5,500 km or 3,500 miles).
Strategic Plan Division (SDP) issued a press release on Wednesday stating that a medium range missile Shaheen-1A fourth of Hataf series. However it didn’t disclosed range of the missile that is capable of carrying both nuclear and traditional war-heads.
Pakistan’s latest missile test was apparently in response to New Delhi’s Agni-V InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) test. According to reports Agni-V could hit Beijing and all the cities of Pakistan.
Earlier Pakistan had tested Shaheen and Shaheen-II missiles of the Hataf series.
Pakistan has been building its missile as part of nations efforts to improve deterrence against India.
Shaheen-1A: Pakistan tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile? | The News Tribe
