Monday, 24 July 2006
Pakistan nuclear expansion raises US concerns
Contributed by Jim Bartimus

One does have to wonder why this kind of thing doesn't get more media coverage. Heavy water reactors like this one and the one being assembled in Iran have but one function. It's not about producing electricity folks.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan is building a new nuclear reactor that could produce enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year in what would be a major expansion of its nuclear program and could prompt an intensified arms race in South Asia, a report said Monday.

Contributed by Jim Bartimus on July 24, 2006 at 10:11 PM in Current Affairs, Jim Bartimus | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Bill Faith

Great post, Jim. Looks like you're defiitely getting the hang of it. I added category tag "Jim Bartimus" to it; please do that on all of your posts.

Posted by: Bill Faith | Jul 25, 2006 7:07:38 AM