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Publication: WorldNetDaily.com
Date: May 29, 2002
URL: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27777
U.S. intelligence sources believe
each using the other to develop WMD
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U.S. intelligence sources are convinced
that Pakistan is trading nuclear secrets with Saudi Arabia in exchange
for cash to maintain and expand its missile programs.
While Pakistan has acquired the
expertise and the material to make nuclear bombs, it doesn't have the money
for the infrastructure or the development of intermediate-range missiles
to deliver the weapons.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia does not
want to get caught as the only major power in the Persian Gulf without
nuclear weapons and missiles.
So, the sources said, Riyadh has
been pumping hundreds of millions of dollars for Islamabad's missile and
nuclear programs.
The Saudi money is meant for the
development of the Ghauri intermediate-range missile. The missile has a
Pakistani name but actually is a close derivative of the North Korean No-Dong
missile. Pakistan has developed several versions of the Ghauri.
Over the weekend, Islamabad announced
the first such Ghauri test since 1999. This missile, also known as Hatf-V,
has a range of 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) and is capable of carrying
nuclear weapons.
But Pakistan requires Saudi money
for a much longer range missile. This would be able to reach a distance
of 3,500 kilometers (2,170 miles) and enable Pakistan to strike virtually
every major Indian city with nuclear warheads.
What do the Saudis want in return?
Riyadh wants Pakistan to send the kingdom turn-key systems and help in
developing a nuclear infrastructure to quickly assemble nuclear bombs.
