All roads on terror and WMD lead to Pak: US official report
Warning that terrorists are "likely" to use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years if urgent action is not taken, an official US commission has said Pakistan is the weakest link in world security.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Warning that terrorists are "likely" to use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years if urgent action is not taken, an official US commission has said Pakistan is the weakest link in world security.
The report, prepared by a bi-partisan Commission under orders from the US Congress, said without urgent action, "it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013" and warned the incoming US administration of Barack Obama that "America's margin of safety is shrinking".
Quoting officials from Obama's transition team, Pakistani daily 'The News' said the report titled 'World at Risk', which was to be presented to the White House, highlighted the main threats as proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and terrorism.
According to the Pakistani daily, it warned of the rapid spread of atomic technology in countries like Pakistan and Iran and poor security in biotech industries worldwide.
"Although Pakistan is a close US ally, its inability to control swaths of territory, violent political instability, and a nuclear standoff with neighbouring India make the Islamic nation the most lethal tinderbox of all," it said.
The report, prepared by a bi-partisan Commission under orders from the US Congress, said without urgent action, "it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013" and warned the incoming US administration of Barack Obama that "America's margin of safety is shrinking".
Quoting officials from Obama's transition team, Pakistani daily 'The News' said the report titled 'World at Risk', which was to be presented to the White House, highlighted the main threats as proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and terrorism.
According to the Pakistani daily, it warned of the rapid spread of atomic technology in countries like Pakistan and Iran and poor security in biotech industries worldwide.
"Although Pakistan is a close US ally, its inability to control swaths of territory, violent political instability, and a nuclear standoff with neighbouring India make the Islamic nation the most lethal tinderbox of all," it said.
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