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07/25/2008: "The US encourages nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan"

Pakistan warned the international community yesterday that a deal allowing India to import US atomic fuel and technology could accelerate a nuclear arms race between Delhi and Islamabad.

India and Pakistan have fought three wars since they gained independence from Britain, and have been de facto nuclear weapons states since conducting tit-for-tat nuclear tests in 1998.

A peace process begun in 2004 has stabilised relations, but has made little progress on the most divisive issue - the disputed region of Kashmir - and the two sides remain deeply distrustful of each other.

[ While the west threatens Iran for developing nuclear technology, the US is encouraging a nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan. Where is the liklihood of nuclear war greatest? ]




http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4389924.ece