Pakistan Repeats Resistance to Nuclear Inspections

Pakistan said Wednesday that it would not allow any international inspections of its nuclear facilities, according to PakTribune.com (see GSN, March 29).

During debate over a U.N. resolution on WMD proliferation (see GSN, April 29), Pakistani U.N. Ambassador Munir Akram said that his Islamabad would not share any information “that would negatively affect our national security programs or our national interests.”

Akram also said that while Pakistan has “strong support” for nonproliferation, it would also continue to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles needed to “maintain credible minimum deterrence” with regard to regional rival India (see GSN, April 23). Such a deterrence was needed, according to Akram, because India has “embarked on major programs for nuclear weapons, missiles, antimissile and conventional arms acquisition and development” (PakTribune.com, April 29).

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