Pak covert nuke program |
Evidence has emerged that Pakistan may have accelerated its covert nuclear weapons development program and rendered operational a nuclear reactor structure located near a heavy water reactor, in a complex that is likely geared toward the production of plutonium. High-resolution satellite imagery dated January 15, 2015, shows that external construction of the Khushab complex`s fourth reactor is complete and it had become operational. If, as the evidence suggests, Pakistan is accelerating its nuclear weapons program, it may heighten tensions with New Delhi, where the subject is likely to come up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets U.S. President Barack Obama during Republic Day celebrations next week.
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