Jihadis attack Pakistani nuclear sites

[BigRob]

The incidents include an attack on the nuclear missile storage facility at Sargodha on November 1, 2007, an attack on Pakistan's nuclear airbase at Kamra by a suicide bomber on December 10, 2007, and perhaps most significantly the August 20, 2008 attack when Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers blew up several entry points to one of the armament complexes at the Wah cantonment, considered one of Pakistan's main nuclear weapons assembly.

Gregory points out that when Pakistan was developing its nuclear weapons infrastructure in the 1970s and 1980s, its principal concern was the risk that India would overrun its nuclear weapons facilities in an armored offensive if the facilities were placed close to the long Pakistan-India border.

As a result, Pakistan, with a few exceptions, chose to locate much of its nuclear weapons infrastructure to the north and west of the country and to the region around Islamabad and Rawalpindi - sites such as Wah, Fatehjang,
Golra Sharif, Kahuta, Sihala, Isa Khel Charma, Tarwanah, and Taxila. The concern, however, is that most of Pakistan's nuclear sites are close to or even within areas dominated by Pakistani Taliban militants and home to al-Qaida.

This is interesting. Why was this not really reported? If a terror group gets a nuclear weapon, odds are it will be in this manner.

I think it is important that the last attack (from this report) was a year ago, so that could mean the situation is getting better over there, but it should also be very troubling that these extremists could identify the locations of these facilities and attack them.

 

[pocketfullofshells]

I think black market is still most likely way they will get them, just knowing how bad some of russia's controls are, and how close some have come to getting out ( some have reported that Al Qaeda actually has already acquired them threw this means, but I found evidence to this lacking..though from a source that should have good intel still) regardless its a scary thought and wish more legit press was put on this stuff

 

[Mr. Shaman]

This is interesting. Why was this not really reported? If a terror group gets a nuclear weapon, odds are it will be in this manner.

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You Faux-Noise-fans really DO need to get-beyond the Headlines. It'd save everyone-else a lotta unnecessary-paranoia.​

July 10, 2009​

"The Times of India, reporting the story, complained about “Washington’s misplaced confidence in, and [careless] approach towards, Pakistan’s nuclear assets,” and grumbled that “Pakistan is ramping up its nuclear arsenal even as the rest of the world is scaling it down.”

The Indian interest is obvious. But so is the Israeli interest. It is quite revealing that the story was broken by a news outlet known in international circles for its links to the Israeli government.

Official circles in Washington, including the White House, the State Department, Pentagon and CIA are cognizant of a history of cooperation between India and Israel in security issues. India’s security establishment is largely focused on Pakistan and on controlling Kashmir where the population is fighting the Indian military. At least in one incident, during the limited Pakistan-India war in 1999, the Israelis directly intervened to help the battered Indian army overturn a tactical victory by Pakistani and Kashmiri fighters."

 

[BigRob]

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You Faux-Noise-fans really DO need to get-beyond the Headlines. It'd save everyone-else a lotta unnecessary-paranoia.​

So did the attacks happen or not?