Pak says it has robust control system for its nuclear arsenal
5 Sept 2013 4:54 AM IST
Pakistan on Tuesday reacted to a report on US concerns about its nuclear arsenal by saying it has extensive protection measures and a robust control system for its atomic weapons that are aimed at maintaining stability in South Asia.
The remarks by Pakistan's Foreign Office came in response to a report in The Washington Post that said the US spends billions monitoring adversaries like al-Qaida and Iran but has an ‘equally intense ‘focus’ on its ‘purported ally’ Pakistan and has ramped up surveillance of its nuclear arms.
‘Pakistan is fully committed to the objectives of disarmament and non-proliferation. As a nuclear weapons state, Pakistan's policy is characterised by restraint and responsibility,’ foreign office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said.
He further said Pakistan's ‘nuclear deterrence capability is aimed at maintaining regional stability in South Asia’. Islamabad has established ‘extensive physical protection measures, robust command and control institutions under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, comprehensive and effective export control regulatory regimes to ensure safety and security of nuclear installations and materials’, he said.
The remarks by Pakistan's Foreign Office came in response to a report in The Washington Post that said the US spends billions monitoring adversaries like al-Qaida and Iran but has an ‘equally intense ‘focus’ on its ‘purported ally’ Pakistan and has ramped up surveillance of its nuclear arms.
‘Pakistan is fully committed to the objectives of disarmament and non-proliferation. As a nuclear weapons state, Pakistan's policy is characterised by restraint and responsibility,’ foreign office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said.
He further said Pakistan's ‘nuclear deterrence capability is aimed at maintaining regional stability in South Asia’. Islamabad has established ‘extensive physical protection measures, robust command and control institutions under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, comprehensive and effective export control regulatory regimes to ensure safety and security of nuclear installations and materials’, he said.
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