Friday, January 22, 2010

Exposed: Saudi Arabia's secret nuke stash

From WorldNetDaily
Riyadh 'confident' it has an atomic option By Aaron Klein Posted: January 22, 2010 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2010 WorldNetDaily JERUSALEM – Pakistan's nuclear weapons project was partially financed by Saudi Arabia, with the two countries sharing nuclear technology, a senior Egyptian security official told WND. "The Saudis are confident they have a nuclear option via Pakistan," said the security official. "The Pakistani nukes are also Saudi nukes." The official said an agreement between the two countries was secretly inked seven years ago, although at the time such a pact was strongly denied by both Saudi and Pakistani officials. Pakistan in the late 1990s became the seventh country to successfully develop and test nuclear weapons. The Pakistani arsenal is estimated at between 35 and 95 warheads, according to the U.S. Navy Center for Contemporary Conflict. READ FULL STORY >
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