Breaking news - Saudis Seek Nuclear Weapons From Pakistan

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Saudis seek nuclear weapons



Saudi Arabia has sought Pakistan's help as part of its long-term plan to attain nuclear weapons for regional dominance, says a report.

"Reports have circulated for years that the Saudis have pursued a secret nuclear program with help from Pakistan, though the Saudis deny this," said a Wall Street Journal article titled 'A Middle East Arms Race'.

For years now, media outlets have alleged that Saudi officials are interested in nuclear proliferation, citing comments by former Saudi diplomat Mohammed Khilewi -- who defected to the US in 1994.

Khilewi reportedly handed over documents to US officials, which revealed that the Saudi government was interested in nuclear proliferation.

According to the diplomat, who now lives undercover in the New York City area, Saudi officials have had a covert nuclear weapons research effort since 1975.

Khilewi says Saudi Arabia wants bombs to counter the threat posed by Israel -- which already has Arab territory under occupation.

An article published by The Guardian in 2003, made similar claims, suggesting that Riyadh was considering nuclear proliferation. According to the article, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were engaged in secret nuclear cooperation.

A 2006 report printed by a British global business magazine, also alleged that Saudi Arabia had financed the Pakistani nuclear drive.

"Western intelligence services are now convinced that Saudi Arabia played a large role in financing Pakistan's nuclear bomb project. Riyadh's aim was to guarantee it immediate access to a nuclear arsenal… British Intelligence (MI6) already regards Saudi Arabia as a surrogate nuclear power, able to join the club whenever it chooses," reported The Business.

The Wall Street Journal report comes as the global economic crisis continues to plague Pakistan.

According to October comments by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the country is in desperate need of a $100 billion bailout from the international community to survive the financial crisis and fight terrorism at the same time.

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[briann]

As Oil devaluated... Pakistan is getting very desparate to avoid bankruptcy...... and this an obvious solution.    But Saudi Arabia is gonna have huge problems as well..

Now may be a good time to nuke Mecca!!!!!  (Wishful thinking)

[syyuge]

If Pak666 is eliminated then trunk of the poison tree gets cut, If Saudi is eliminated then roots of all such trees get vanished forever. May Hashem...

I think the Saudi have already acquired such weapons from Pak666. Now they are doing some post-facto exercise for approval of the same. 

[Ithaca-37]

There's no surprise here:  With Iran on the way to a nuclear device, and with the American president-elect* giving all kinds of signs that he's just prepared to accept that fact, the other nations in the Middle East believe that they have no choice but to start their own programs.

One thing to remember in this regard:  The Muslim nations have their own 'rivalries', and the Iranians (who are in fact cultural Persians) are not particularly well-liked by the Arabic nations.  The only thing that some of these nations agree on is that Israel and America must go.

Yes, it's the start of a Muslim arms race;  yikes, for such power to fall into the hands of people who consider murder-suicide to be the greatest will of their god.

*If you're wondering what I mean about Obama's 'signal', his recent comments about extending America's nuclear umbrella over Israel has been interpreted (correctly, in my opinion) as a re-statement of the old MAD (mutually assured destruction) philosophy that kept the Americans and Soviets from a hot war.  The natural question to ask Obama (and naturally un-asked by the obedient press) is how MAD works when your opponent is prepared to commit murder-suicide.

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[syyuge]

MAD could work only and mutually against the people, who were not so MAD.