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(TRUNEWS) Weapons in Pakistan are at risk of being stolen by terrorists.

These fears came out during a nuclear security summit in Washington Thursday, according to The Australian, where more than 50 world leaders were gathered to discuss the feasibility of terrorists getting their hands on nuclear material.

Missing from the summit was Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.  Ironically, he cancelled after the Easter terror attacks in Lahore.

 

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives for the official photograph of the Commonwealth heads of states during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo November 15, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

 

Pakistan possesses new tactical nuclear weapons as part of their posturing toward India. Islamabad also has nuclear warheads that fit on an artillery shell.  Because they are easier to use, lower-ranking commanders could have access, which raises security concerns.

The U.S. has tried to get officials there to be more security conscious, but Pakistan reacted defensively, insisting its facilities are safe.

“We are not apologetic about the development of the tactical nuclear weapons,” said Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, a senior military adviser.

ISIS has made it clear they are trying to obtain nuclear weapons. Last week, TRUNEWS reported the Brussels terrorists had been spying on a top nuclear official in Belgium.

In 2014, al-Qaeda recruited Pakistani naval officers who tried to hijack a navy frigate and use it against U.S. navy vessels in the Indian Ocean.  The attack was thwarted and 10 terrorists were killed.

“We’ve seen over the years that different terrorist organizations have ambitions related to acquiring nuclear weapons,” said Deputy National Security Adviser, Ben Rhodes.

Part of the goal of the summit in Washington was to get countries to secure or eliminate bomb ingredients, according to The Washington Times. Plutonium is still a concern because it is used atpower plants.

 

 

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