Pakistan political instability raises nuclear risk

Pakistan political instability raises nuclear risk - Yahoo! News: “A senior U.S. general this week said the Pentagon was worried about the security of Pakistan nuclear weapons after Musharraf declared a state of emergency on Saturday, prompting protests and arrests. But on Thursday, other U.S. defense officials backpedaled, saying the weapons are under the military’s full control. They said the Pakistani military was a responsible steward of the arsenal and would stay out of the current political conflict. ‘From the Army’s standpoint, from the military’s standpoint, the confidence remains high,’ one U.S. military officer said. ‘There has been no break in that control,’ the officer said about the Pakistani military’s control over the weapons. U.S. lawmakers, however, expressed more uncertainty about the security of the weapons.”