Pak's growing nuclear stockpile, doctrine pose risk: Pentagon

February 10, 2016 08:41

Expressing concern over Pakistan's evolving "tactical nuclear weapons" doctrine, a top American spymaster warned US Congress about the increasing risks of an "incident" associated with the growing nuclear arsenal.

"Pakistan's nuclear weapons continues to grow. We are concerned that this growth, as well as the evolving doctrine associated with tactical weapons, increases the risk of an incident or accident," Defence Intelligence Agency Director Vincent Stewart told the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Islamabad continues to take steps to improve its nuclear security, and is aware of the threat presented by extremists to its programs," Stewart said in his testimony.

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