Pakistan and nuclear weapons (catch all)

[davidbfpo]

From War on The Rocks a glimpse into the future, which is rather bleak IMHO as the Shia-Sunni civil war escalates and the title says it all:

Confronting Reality: The Saudi-Pakistani Nuclear Nexus

It ends with:

If American efforts and promises fail, then Washington must accept that Islamabad will transfer some form of nuclear weapons capability to Saudi Arabia. Washington’s best policy option is be realistic rather than idealistic and maintain sufficient diplomatic and military relevance in Islamabad and Riyadh to limit the impact of this transfer on Israel’s threat calculus. America should prefer that any physical transfer of capability be limited to aircraft delivery systems and be in small numbers. These features would be the least threatening to Israel in both the short and long term, reinforcing a long-standing Pakistani nuclear weapons posture imperative.

Link:http://warontherocks.com/2013/12/con...nuclear-nexus/

[davidbfpo]

An interesting, short explanation how Pakistan became a nuclear weapon state.
Link:http://newsweekpakistan.com/how-and-why-it-began/

I have merged in a small thread 'Pakistan collapses: how will others respond?' as it sits well here.