Reported in the UK and the USA, in a way that arouses some concern:

In the UK Guardian, referring to Frederick Kagan's writing on 1/12/07:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/S...rc=rss&feed=12

On a US blogsite and written by Richard Sale, ex-UPI intelligence writer (id'd in a comment on the blogsite):

http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_s...n-pakista.html

On National Review Online by Henry Sokolski, on Pakistan's nuclear options due to the changing situation, especially the India-US relationship:

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q...lhZTgzODk3YTI=

Which cites a longer analysis by Thomas Donnelly on intervention options to secure Pakistan's nukes and he dismisses them:

http://www.npec-web.org/Essays/20060528-Donnelly.pdf

All very interesting and curious by their timing. Worst case scenario commentaries, which serve what interests? Or do they reflect increasing pessimism - in Washington - about the prospects in Pakistan?

davidbfpo