Pakistan with about 60 nuclear warheads primarily targeted at India, is continuing production of fissile material for weapons and adding to its weapons production facilities and delivery vehicles, a US Congressional report has said.
The latest report by Congressional Research Service( CRS ) – a research wing of the US Congress which prepares reports for Congress men – has confirmed the recent statements and media reports that Pakistan was expanding its nuclear arsenal. “Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal consists of approximately 60 nuclear warheads. It continues fissile material production for weapons, and is adding to its weapons production facilities and delivery vehicles,” said the report “Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues”, which was issued on Thursday for media.
About 10,000 security personnel are guarding Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and Western fears about the safety of the weapons are unfounded, a senior official has said. Air Commodore Khalid Banuri said that Pakistan’s “command and control structure” for the weapons was better than that of many other nuclear armed states, and many countries had officially acknowledged this, Dawn News reported last week.