Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2000 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan not to enter into nuclear arms race with India: Musharraf Associated Press of Pakistan 27 June 2000 -- Pakistan, unlike India does not harbour any ambitions of regional or global status.
- Lack of jurisdiction does not mean dispute was not justiciable; Joins call to Parties to settle disputes through peaceful means: Judge Al-Khasawneh Associated Press of Pakistan 23 June 2000
- JINNAH NAVAL BASE AT ORMARA COMPLETED AT A COST OF 4.5-BILLION RUPEES WAS INAUGURATED TODAY. Pakistan TV 22 June 2000 -- THE SECOND NAVAL BASE OF PAKISTAN WILL PROVIDE BERTHING FACILITIES TO EIGHT SHIPS AND FOUR SUBMARINES.
- Pakistan denies North Korea's help in its missile programme Associated Press of Pakistan 20 June 2000 -- Pakistan on Monday categorically denied a Japanese newspaper report alleging that Islamabad had acquired parity with New Delhi in missile development with the help of North Korean missile experts.
- PAKISTAN/INDIA/KASHMIR, Voice of America, 19 June 2000 -- Pakistan is rejecting Indian allegations that thousands of Muslim militants are preparing to cross into Indian-controlled Kashmir from Pakistani territory.
- Pakistan not to respond Dawn 18 June 2000 : Pakistan will not respond to India's latest test of a short-range surface-to-surface missile, a foreign office spokesman said on Saturday.
- Pakistan not to sign CTBT without national consensus - Sattar Associated Press of Pakistan 17 June 2000 -- Custodial safety of the country's nuclear assets and facilities was of the utmost importance. Pakistan was prepared to invest a lot of money and effort in setting those systems in place. Firm controls would be established to prevent any unauthorised or accidental launch of nuclear assets.
- Pakistan following policy of restraint and responsibility :FM Associated Press of Pakistan 17 June 2000 -- "We will take every step to reinforce risk reduction mechanisms and appreciate assistance for this purpose.
- PAKISTAN HAS REITERATED ITS COMMITMENT TO POLICY OF RESTRAINT AND RESPONSIBILITY ON NUCLEAR ISSUE Pakistan TV 16 June 2000 -- FOREIGN MINISTER ABDUL SATTAR INFORMED THE U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY ABOUT COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND MEASURES BEING ADOPTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR ASSETS.
- Chances of full scale war with India remote : CE Associated Press of Pakistan 16 June 2000 -- Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf has stated that chances of a full-scale war between Pakistan and India are remote as Pakistan has a strong deterrent capability.
- PAKISTAN'S PLEDGE Voice of America 16 June 2000 -- Under intense pressure from the United States, Pakistan's military government has promised to crack down on many of the religious schools thought to encourage terrorism.
- 'Pakistan producing weapon-grade plutonium' Dawn 14 June 2000 -- Pakistan's nuclear reactor at Khushab and its reprocessing plant are generating between 8 and 10 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium per year, dedicated for military use.
- N-supremacy debate draws mixed reaction in US Dawn 11 June 2000 -- Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Maleeha Lodhi observed "these reports appear to be designed to encourage an Indian nuclear arms buildup," adding "such public revelations are a recipe for a nuclear and conventional arms race in South Asia."
- Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal Underestimated, Reports Say Ben Barber (Washington Times June 9, 2000 - Instead of the previous estimates of 10 to 15 nuclear weapons, the new estimate is that Pakistan has built from 25 to 100 bombs.
- Pakistan nukes outstrip India's, officials say By Robert Windrem and Tammy Kupperman -- MSNBC.com NBC NEWS 06 June 2000 -- Until recently, for instance, Pakistan was considered to have somewhere between 10 and 15 nuclear weapons and India between 25 and 100. But after two years of intelligence gathering, officials now believe those figures overstate the capabilities of India's home-grown arsenal and understate those of Pakistan, whose program has relied on generous Chinese assistance. One official said the Pakistanis "are more likely to have those numbers [25 to 100 weapons] than the Indians." Perhaps most important, the official said, is that Pakistan appears far more capable than India of delivering nuclear payloads.
- Pak. suspected to have 25 nuclear warheads 02 June 2000 -- The Hindu Pakistan has 25 nuclear warheads and North Korea is suspected to have two, a Washington Post report said today, quoting the Central Intelligence Agency, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Federation of American Scientists.
- PAK/ SHARIF Voice of America 02 June 2000 -- Pakistan's deposed prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has been indicted on charges of corruption.
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