Pakistani Top Scientist questions safety of Nuclear Arsenal

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Pak not capable of keeping n-arms safe: top nuclear physicist

Pakistan's establishment lacks the ability to keep its nuclear weapons safe, says one of the country's top nuclear experts, pointing out that the weapons are guarded by personnel of the Pakistan Army which has been infiltrated for decades by radical elements.

Pervez A Hoodbhoy, who teaches nuclear physics at Islamabad's government-run Quaid-e-Azam University, spoke to The Indian Express in Islamabad. His comments came amid growing concerns on the safety of nuclear weapons in Pakistan.

"It doesn't matter whether Pakistan's chief of army staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani swears on the Quran that he will make sure that nuclear weapons will be safe. The question is, does he have the power to do that?" said Hoodbhoy, 60, who has a PhD from MIT.

"It seems to me that the Pakistan Army is playing with fire. It knows that these nuclear weapons are ultimately in the hands of their own people and their own people have been affected by decades of radicalisation. They may claim that they have personnel reliability tests, but I don't believe that answering questions on a form may indicate his intentions," he said.
The complete news item can be read here : Pak not capable of keeping n-arms safe: top nuclear physicist - Indian Express
 

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