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Pakistan nuclear weapons plan was always India-centric, says 'secret' 1980 US cable

IndiaTimes Thursday, 7 December 2023
Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme has always been India-centric and focused on assuring that it will not suffer any strategic disadvantage. A 1980 cable released by the American embassy in Islamabad to the state department reveals that the US government is not optimistic about resolving the conflict over nuclear issues with Pakistan. The cable highlights the narrowness of local attitudes towards the proliferation hazards of sensitive nuclear technology.
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