Pakistan Nuclear Weapons
Islamabad: People in Pakistan are not getting enough food, people are suffering from inflation, the prices of flour are skyrocketing… but amidst all this, Pakistan does not miss any opportunity to show that it is a nuclear country. Now once again Pakistan has shown its nuclear power. A former senior officer of the Pakistani army has said that Pakistan does not follow the ‘policy of not using nuclear weapons first’ and the country is capable of facing all the threats of the enemy through its military capabilities.
Pakistan’s stand is clear
The former army officer has also clarified Pakistan’s stand on the use of nuclear weapons. National Command Authority Advisor Lieutenant General (Retired) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai was addressing a seminar organized at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) on the occasion of Youm-e-Takbir, the 26th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear test. Where he said these things.
Pakistan conducted nuclear tests
Let us tell you that, in response to the Indian Army’s Pokhran nuclear test, Pakistan conducted six nuclear tests on May 28, 1998 by digging a deep tunnel in the remote Chagai mountain of Balochistan province. This successful nuclear test of Pakistan is called “Yaum-e-Takbir”.
Pakistan’s strategy
“Pakistan does not have a ‘No First Use’ (NFU) policy in the case of nuclear weapons. The NFU policy is a commitment not to use nuclear weapons first. Pakistan has traditionally maintained ambiguity about its NFU policy,” Kidwai said, according to the Dawn newspaper.
peace in the region
Kidwai said that Pakistan army is capable of facing all threats from enemy countries through available deterrence capabilities, state news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. “In the last few decades, Pakistan’s strong nuclear capability has ensured peace in the region,” he said. Kidwai also hinted at the use of emerging technologies to strengthen the country’s nuclear programme. (Language)
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