Saudi Arabia mulls buying nuclear weapons from Pakistan: Report

[Albatross]

A report has unveiled that Saudi officials are trying to strike “a secret deal” with Pakistan to buy nuclear weapons from the Asian country.


Citing the recent meeting between King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Jeddah, United Press International (UPI) said that “these events heightened speculation Riyadh is trying to strike a secret deal with Islamabad to acquire nuclear weapons.”

The meeting came as Riyadh has started sending its special forces to Pakistan for military training.

“Abdullah's surprise July 19 appointment of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the kingdom's ambassador in Washington in 1983-2005 and a veteran of its usually clandestine security policy, as his new intelligence chief may be part of murky mosaic linking Saudi Arabia and Pakistan,” the report said.

It added that Bandar played a key role in the clandestine arming of Afghan militants during the 1979-89 Soviet invasion through Pakistan's intelligence service.

“It's long been believed that the Saudis bankrolled Pakistan's nuclear program, in the 1970s and '80s and now wants some reciprocity in the shape of readymade nuclear weapons, paid for by massive financial aid for Islamabad,” UPI said.

“Pakistan and Saudi Arabia may find that renewed military and nuclear cooperation is the best way to secure their interests," Christopher Clary and Mara E. Karlin, former US Defense Department policy advisers on South Asia and the Middle East, wrote on The American Interest.

"As the United States re-examines its military posture toward South Asia and the Middle East in the context of its withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan, it must explicitly consider the possibility of a Saudi-Pakistan nuclear bargain,” they said.

PressTV - Saudi Arabia mulls buying nuclear weapons from Pakistan: Report

 

[KRAIT]

Press TV- Nuff said.

May be some more credible source should be provided.

 

[Albatross]

Abdul Qadeer Khan back in business ??????

lol it will be good for India after this Iran will definitely help India to bleed pakistan to its death.

It is an immense pleasure to see indian rear burning with such dense smoke and rotten smell but unfortunately nobody can see Dr qadeer in the pic its Pak primeminister and saudi king.The report was very clear and dint leave any confusion except if someone wants to create one.Saudis did help us to create nuke now we should give them a few dozens if they need and bag billions of dollars.I dont think Iran should have any issue with that besides india is nothing more than a rubble in few minutes if pak decided to see her that way considering pak has more and advanced nukes as compare to india.

Besides with recent development to build a nuclear reactor for srilanka and this selling of nukes to saudia will forsure put Pak economy on right track.Well done ISI

 

[hunter_hunted]

Abdul Qadeer Khan back in business ??????

lol it will be good for India after this Iran will definitely help India to bleed pakistan to its death.

U sound idiotic man, "Abdul khan back in Business" . He is honest and patriotic Pakistan even he helped Iran in building its Nuclear weapons I have no problem. U bharti STFU. He is a simple and humble human being Ur jealousy has no limit bhartiye


And keep dreaming of bleeding Pakistan U and ur ancestors have been tryin this since independent to erase Pakistan from world map still u all failed and Pakistan is still here and will InshAllah will exist till end of times and if we go we will make sure to take u bhartis along us.

And please tell me y Iran will help u in this "Nobble Cause' of bleeding Pakistan ??? coz when I look back in history they never helped u in bleeding Pakistan . They know very well what kind of snakes u r.

 

[Albatross]

Press TV- Nuff said.

May be some more credible source should be provided.

Its hard to believe I know for haters like indians.but for yr info to get real information about saudi military plans iranian press tv is the best site though they dont know everything but whateva they know its authentic.

 

[KRAIT]

People think selling nuclear weapons is like selling their famous mangoes. Even if they talk about it or take one more step, sanctions will fall like monsoon rain.

Try being objective. Pakistan will be in jeopardy coz SA has close ties with Pakistan and Iran is its neighbor. Any usage of N-word between KSA-Pakistan will create another unhappy or hostile neighbor. Iran stood against US, I won't wonder if they stood against you.

India will not let this opportunity go in vain.

So guys, think deep enough then post. The geopolitical consequences will be far reaching.

 

[SamranAli]

Abdul Qadeer Khan back in business ??????

lol it will be good for India after this Iran will definitely help India to bleed pakistan to its death.

Too much wet dreams. But why would iran listen to you?? Saudis are not going to nuke iran nor iran is to do so, iran is building best of luck to them.. Plus the report is BS.

 

[IZVINITE]

Who would be a serious threat to the Saudis? No Islamic country would ever attack the holy land. The Saudis are big friends with the UK and the US, and thus by extension Israel and the countries of NATO and the EU. Which leaves... China, Russia or India? It just doesn't make sense.

 

[Paan Singh]

Thats why saudis have kept pakistan for and this is the same reason pakistanis tries to close n use saudis

 

[Dr. NooB NinjA]

It is an immense pleasure to see indian rear burning with such dense smoke and rotten smell but unfortunately nobody can see Dr qadeer in the pic its Pak primeminister and saudi king.The report was very clear and dint leave any confusion except if someone wants to create one.Saudis did help us to create nuke now we should give them a few dozens if they need and bag billions of dollars.I dont think Iran should have any issue with that besides india is nothing more than a rubble in few minutes if pak decided to see her that way considering pak has more and advanced nukes as compare to india.

Besides with recent development to build a nuclear reactor for srilanka and this selling of nukes to saudia will forsure put Pak economy on right track.Well done ISI

Says the Albatross...!!!

 

[Albatross]

People think selling nuclear weapons is like selling their famous mangoes. Even if they talk about it or take one more step, sanctions will fall like monsoon rain.

Try being objective. Pakistan will be in jeopardy coz SA has close ties with Pakistan and Iran is its neighbor. Any usage of N-word between KSA-Pakistan will create another unhappy or hostile neighbor. Iran stood against US, I won't wonder if they stood against you.

India will not let this opportunity go in vain.

So guys, think deep enough then post. The geopolitical consequences will be far reaching.

No deep thinking is required to see visible burning on indians rear.Pakistan managed to first create nukes despite all opposition and then tested them in 98 visually neglecting all US offers and warnings at the same time.

Pak can take steps on its own when its national security is at stake and closing down of NATO supply for nearly an year is a proof of that.Pak isnt a signatory of NPT and can sell its nukes to whomsoever it likes the way US sell stuff to israel nobody can stop us and I am sure its the right time to materialize this deal as for next two years US is in bad need of our routes and I am sure that why ISI has chosen this time to complete the deal which Pak made two decades ago with saudis to provide them with nukes when they require and now its been a while since when saudi are asking for them.

After 89 when US left Pak alone and infact put sanctions we did very well and our GDP was even better so I dont think US sanctions matter to us and especially when billions of dollars will be coming in and also srilanka nuclear reactor deal is in approval stages as well.

Besides saudia is the biggest investor in states and US is in no position to anger saudi's.

India shouldn't poke her nose in all of this I will say again as its between pak and saudia two friendly nations and as far as iran is concerned she knows what suits her best and doesnt need you guys.We gave them centrifuges if you guys remeber and they are very thankful to us.

Anyways I guess after saudia other buyers would be UAE,kuwait,turkey,libya and egypt.you guys should have thought when years ago a US war expert said its not a pakistani nuke its a muslim nuke and thats why US has been makin plans along with israel for years to snatch our nukes but wheneva they come close to execute it they come to know that their daddies in Pak are already aware of that leading to its abortion.

Geo-political consequences are gonna make Pak rich and increase its influence in region many times.

 

[Younis]

DR abdul qadder khan is national hero of pakistan

 

[KingMamba]

People think selling nuclear weapons is like selling their famous mangoes. Even if they talk about it or take one more step, sanctions will fall like monsoon rain.

Try being objective. Pakistan will be in jeopardy coz SA has close ties with Pakistan and Iran is its neighbor. Any usage of N-word between KSA-Pakistan will create another unhappy or hostile neighbor. Iran stood against US, I won't wonder if they stood against you.

India will not let this opportunity go in vain.

So guys, think deep enough then post. The geopolitical consequences will be far reaching.

You are assuming Iran did not factor this into their thinking. Iran's nukes are specifically for Israel and they probably already figured Saudi going nuclear would be a consequence of their objectives. I mean it is common knowledge that this type of deal between KSA and Pakistan has always been in place.

 

[graphican]

People think selling nuclear weapons is like selling their famous mangoes. Even if they talk about it or take one more step, sanctions will fall like monsoon rain.

Pakistan wouldn't need to sell anything which is prohibited but undergoing a mutual defense pact and offering Nuclear Umbrage can solve all the issues.

 

[KingMamba]

Who would be a serious threat to the Saudis? No Islamic country would ever attack the holy land. The Saudis are big friends with the UK and the US, and thus by extension Israel and the countries of NATO and the EU. Which leaves... China, Russia or India? It just doesn't make sense.

If Saudis go nuclear it would give them the leverage they need to break away from the West. Right now they need them to train and arm their forces but if they go nuclear they would have a deterrence for anybody and could focus their oil revenue on other things.