Securing Pakistan's Nukes.

Defanging Pakistan continues to be an avowed objective of hostile powers.

The threats to Pakistan's nuclear programme originate from direct and indirect dimensions and can be a deadly combination of both too. The direct threats could manifest themselves in attempts to acquire physical possession or control of Pakistan's nuclear assets by terrorists/militants from within its territorial boundaries or by external hostile forces. The indirect threats could largely emanate in the geopolitical realm aimed at neutralising or gaining operational command and control of Pakistan's nuclear assets/programme through intrusive international regimes or by exploiting its inherent internal fissures and weaknesses.

The main direct threats to Pakistan's nuclear assets/programme that stemmed internally were from well-known terrorist/militant groups. These have been largely neutralised and their capacity to threaten Pakistan's vital national interests has been seriously decimated through the highly successful Ops Zarb e Azb and Rad ul Fassaad. Furthermore, extremely stringent security regimes and cordons have precluded hostile penetration of its nuclear programme. There is therefore no realistic prospect of terrorists/militants taking over Pakistan and its nuclear assets by default, as was outrageously propagated by some in the international community and media.

Defanging Pakistan continues to be an avowed objective of hostile powers.

The threats to Pakistan's nuclear programme originate from direct and indirect dimensions and can be a deadly combination of both too. The direct threats could manifest themselves in attempts to acquire physical possession or control of Pakistan's nuclear assets by terrorists/militants from within its territorial boundaries or by external hostile forces. The indirect threats could largely emanate in the geopolitical realm aimed at neutralising or gaining operational command and control of Pakistan's nuclear assets/programme through intrusive international regimes or by exploiting its inherent internal fissures and weaknesses.

The main direct threats to Pakistan's nuclear assets/programme that stemmed internally were from well-known terrorist/militant groups. These have been largely neutralised and their capacity to threaten Pakistan's vital national interests has been seriously decimated through the highly successful Ops Zarb e Azb and Rad ul Fassaad. Furthermore, extremely stringent security regimes and cordons have precluded...

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