Sunday, May 17, 2009

Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says

(Compiler's note: Did anyone remember to get Pelosie's signature on having received this briefing?)

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan is rapidly adding to its nuclear arsenal even while racked by insurgency, raising questions on Capitol Hill about whether billions of dollars in proposed military aid might be diverted to Pakistan’s nuclear program.

Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed the assessment of the expanded arsenal in a one-word answer ....

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