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Pakistan nukes under control: Musharraf

by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007
Pakistan's nuclear weapons are under "total custodial controls," President Pervez Musharraf told Fox News radio Tuesday, moving to calm concerns over the arms amid major political turmoil in his country.

"They are under total custodial controls," Musharraf told the network, citing security measures in place since 2000, according to a transcript of the interview.

"We created a strategic planning division and we have a national command authority which is overall organization institution into development and employment of strategic assets," he said.

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Pakistan warns against nuclear weapons grab
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 12, 2007
Pakistan warned Monday it had sufficient "retaliatory capacity" to defend its nuclear weapons, after a report the United States had made contingency plans to stop them falling into the wrong hands.







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