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Pakistan has 720 kg uranium: Paper

Pakistan has stockpile of 720 kg of weapon grade uranium, which is enough to make 36 nuclear weapons, the Friday Times reported quoting strategic thinkers.

However, there is no clear report that Pakistan also possesses a delivery system for nuclear weapons. It is reported that Pakistan has developed and tested a ''nuclear weapons'' based on a Chinese design that was intended for delivery by an intermediate range missile.

Pakistan had probably nuclear weapons prior to the availability of the delivery system.

The present nuclear weapons inventory include weapons designed for delivery using the A-5 Phantom aircraft.

A-Phantoms have been equipped to deliver air-dropped atomic weapons. F-16 aircraft have also practised the ''toss bombing'' technique that would also be used for delivering nuclear weapons.

In addition to the bombs, Pakistan has Hatf I and II, Shaheen I,II and III, Ghauri and Ghaznavi Missiles. Ghauri and Ghaznavi missiles are believed to have been developed with the help of North korea, the paper reported.

However, the paper has warned the authorities not to make mistake by blackmailing the west on the nuclear issue. ''Bombs neither attract money nor respect. Irresponsibility merely attracts rogue state status''.

It stated that if any attempt is made by the Pakistan regime to export nuclear technology to other states, it will lead to severing of all contacts with Pakistan by the western world.

Pakistan has more to lose than to gain by trying to blackmail the west on the nuclear issue.

On the question of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of fundamentalists, the Friday Times said it would be more detrimental for Pakistan rather than the west. ''Nuclear weapons in the hands of Taliban like forces are unacceptable.''

It stated that Pakistan would not be able to redraw its boundaries through the barrel of the gun. ''Neither Afghanistan nor Kashmir issue can be solved through military means alone. Under the new economic order, bombs attract rogue status.''

UNI

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