Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues

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This report discusses Pakistan's nuclear proliferation and security issues. It discusses the steps that could enable Pakistan to undertake both quantitative and qualitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal. Whether and to what extent Pakistan's current expansion of its nuclear weapons-related facilities is a response to the 2008 U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement is unclear.

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Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth May 10, 2012.

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This report discusses Pakistan's nuclear proliferation and security issues. It discusses the steps that could enable Pakistan to undertake both quantitative and qualitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal. Whether and to what extent Pakistan's current expansion of its nuclear weapons-related facilities is a response to the 2008 U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement is unclear.

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32 pages.

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Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth. Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues, report, May 10, 2012; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85472/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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