Report: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign nuclear agreement

Gimel

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Thu Oct-23-03 12:48 AM
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Report: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign nuclear agreement

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a secret
agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear
weapons technology, The Washington Times reported
Wednesday.

The deal was revealed following an official visit
to Islamabad by Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz.

The agreement "will be vehemently denied by both
countries," a Pakistani source told The Washington
Times, "but future events will confirm that
Pakistan has agreed to provide
with the wherewithal for a nuclear deterrent."

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/352749.html

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Newsjock

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Thu Oct-23-03 01:01 AM
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1. Talking Points Memo questions this report

http://talkingpointsmemo.com

... In today's edition of The Nelson Report, Chris Nelson says that, according to his sources, the Pakistani-Saudi nuclear pact story reported today in the Washington Times is simply bogus.

... Nelson, himself, clearly leaves room for uncertainty. But until I hear more, given who's publishing the story and who's knocking it down, my assumption is that this is mainly or even entirely disinformation.

Of course, none of that changes the fact that Pakistan is the most serious nuclear proliferation threat in the world today.

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Gimel

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Thu Oct-23-03 05:25 AM
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2. Unconfirmed reports

Yes, this may be false. The Knesset has discussed reports of this also, and are investigating.

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rini

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Thu Oct-23-03 06:50 AM
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3. disquieting

to say the least. Frightening if true.

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