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You do realize that Saudi Arabia has a higher approval rating of the 'Muslim nuke' than Pakistan itself does, right?

China gave Saudi Arabia DF-3A missiles in 1987. China could easily supply a boosted-range DF-25 if Saudi Arabia ever comes knocking again. The DF-25 is road-mobile, has a CEP of about 50 meters (thanks to the Beidou and GPS links), built-in radar/infrared decoys, a depressed terminal flight...

China would be helped by a naval arms race between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as it would create powerful third-party navies that are mutually competitive yet all share a common interest in protecting Chinese oil shipments across the IOR. This would let China secure its oil lanes in the region with...

Relatives have told me that Pakistan, Iran, China, Russia, and the United States all have good reasons to exacerbate tensions between India and Saudi Arabia. Pakistan - reasons are obvious Iran - the more India and SA dislike each other, the more oil India buys from Iran China - is actively...

Pakistan may be moving some of its nukes to Saudi Arabia to protect them from Indian airstrikes and cruise missiles. Saudi Arabia could then mate those nukes with longer-range missiles from third-party countries under a cover of plausible deniability, which gives Pakistan a credible...