Wary of Pakistan’s dodgy control over nukes, US Defence Secy Ashton Carter expresses concern

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Wary of Pakistan’s dodgy control over nukes, US Defence Secy Ashton Carter expresses concern
Pakistan’s military strength is clearly no match for India and the only deterrent to an India-Pakistan war has been Pakistan’s nuclear attack capability.
Written by Kanishka Singh | New Delhi | Published:September 28, 2016 7:23 pm

Pakistan has argued that India is planning to carry out surgical strikes in Pakistan

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US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter’s praise for India on the latter’s responsible behaviour with nuclear weapons technology came coupled with stinging remarks on Pakistan and its history of nuclear control. In times of heightened conflict between India and Pakistan, India’s neighbour has sought support from the international community but the US has firmly stood against offering any support to a regionally hostile and volatile Pakistan.

Carter said: “Pakistan nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension, and while they are not a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability.” Carter’s comments on Tuesday aimed at pushing Pakistan to exercise restraint and keep nuclear capability as a deterrent to war and not the first means of war. Carter’s comments, that follow US Secretary of State John Kerry’s rebuke to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently, reiterated the stand of US in the India-Pakistan conflict and that it is working to calm the out of control Pakistan leadership and military.

The US has feared that incompetent Pakistani civilian governments do not have significant control on their country’s nuclear command and an independently functioning ISI and Pakistan Army may escalate any situation in a kneejerk reaction by using nuclear force against India.

Pakistan’s military strength is clearly no match for India and the only deterrent to an India-Pakistan war has been Pakistan’s nuclear attack capability. However, comments coming out of Pakistan from its political leaders threatening to nuke India have put the international community, including the US, on alert.

Pakistan now feels cornered and meanwhile its political leaders make irresponsible and hostile statements in the face of India’s peaceful response to Pakistan-backed terrorist attacks on India. Media reports in Pakistan quoted Pakistan’s Defence Minister as saying: “We will destroy India if it dares to impose war on us. Pakistan army is fully prepared to answer any misadventure of India.”

Pakistan has argued that India is planning to carry out surgical strikes in Pakistan. However, its intimidated stand shows the fly of the hook nature of its leaders. As Pakistan Army grows in influence again, the fear of nuclear control falling into non-authorised hands looms large. These are factors acknowledged by the global community and hence many countries have come out in support of India on its position against a terror-sponsoring Pakistan controlled strategically by Rawalpindi and not Islamabad.

© The Indian Express Online Media Pvt Ltd

http://indianexpress.com/article/op...secy-ashton-carter-expresses-concern-3054881/

 

[somebozo]

Again dubious Indian propaganda..no where to be found execpt indian sources...modi vision of digital india is spamming search engines with false news...

 

[Rafael]

Laanti and jhotey indians.

 

[VCheng]

Laanti and jhotey indians.

Here you go Sir, the exact quote and link:

Carter said. “The last example I’ll cite is Pakistan, where nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension, and while they are not a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability.”

http://www.defense.gov/News/Article...ild-sustain-its-nuclear-deterrence-enterprise

The rest of the commentary is another matter, however.

 

[salarsikander]

Shit hole Indian medoia reporting phoney stories

 

[I S I]

Narak main jaleinge bharti itna jhoot yaar had hai.

 

[cloud4000]

Again dubious Indian propaganda..no where to be found execpt indian sources...modi vision of digital india is spamming search engines with false news...

Laanti and jhotey indians.

Shit hole Indian medoia reporting phoney stories

Narak main jaleinge bharti itna jhoot yaar had hai.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter did say remarks quoted in the article. Here's the actual transcript:

http://www.defense.gov/News/Transcr...o-troops-at-minot-air-force-base-north-dakota

As usual Pakistanis on PDF jumping the gun because the news source is from India. Hey, if you don't like the message, don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Aviator23]

Here you go Sir, the exact quote and link:

Carter said. “The last example I’ll cite is Pakistan, where nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension, and while they are not a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability.”

http://www.defense.gov/News/Article...ild-sustain-its-nuclear-deterrence-enterprise

The rest of the commentary is another matter, however.

But TBH the way it has been interpreted and represented by Indian media is not exactly correct.

 

[Jinn Baba]

With the filmy direction that indian journalism is moving towards, I won't be surprise if they start putting songs in between the news

Indians should be very worried about US working with Pak to "ensure stability" - considering how they ensured their own stability with Japan! May be what the US def secretary is saying is: "nuke then already"

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Wary of Pakistan’s dodgy control over nukes, US Defence Secy Ashton Carter expresses concern
Pakistan’s military strength is clearly no match for India and the only deterrent to an India-Pakistan war has been Pakistan’s nuclear attack capability.
Written by Kanishka Singh | New Delhi | Published:September 28, 2016 7:23 pm

Pakistan has argued that India is planning to carry out surgical strikes in Pakistan

.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter’s praise for India on the latter’s responsible behaviour with nuclear weapons technology came coupled with stinging remarks on Pakistan and its history of nuclear control. In times of heightened conflict between India and Pakistan, India’s neighbour has sought support from the international community but the US has firmly stood against offering any support to a regionally hostile and volatile Pakistan.

Carter said: “Pakistan nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension, and while they are not a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability.” Carter’s comments on Tuesday aimed at pushing Pakistan to exercise restraint and keep nuclear capability as a deterrent to war and not the first means of war. Carter’s comments, that follow US Secretary of State John Kerry’s rebuke to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently, reiterated the stand of US in the India-Pakistan conflict and that it is working to calm the out of control Pakistan leadership and military.

The US has feared that incompetent Pakistani civilian governments do not have significant control on their country’s nuclear command and an independently functioning ISI and Pakistan Army may escalate any situation in a kneejerk reaction by using nuclear force against India.

Pakistan’s military strength is clearly no match for India and the only deterrent to an India-Pakistan war has been Pakistan’s nuclear attack capability. However, comments coming out of Pakistan from its political leaders threatening to nuke India have put the international community, including the US, on alert.

Pakistan now feels cornered and meanwhile its political leaders make irresponsible and hostile statements in the face of India’s peaceful response to Pakistan-backed terrorist attacks on India. Media reports in Pakistan quoted Pakistan’s Defence Minister as saying: “We will destroy India if it dares to impose war on us. Pakistan army is fully prepared to answer any misadventure of India.”

Pakistan has argued that India is planning to carry out surgical strikes in Pakistan. However, its intimidated stand shows the fly of the hook nature of its leaders. As Pakistan Army grows in influence again, the fear of nuclear control falling into non-authorised hands looms large. These are factors acknowledged by the global community and hence many countries have come out in support of India on its position against a terror-sponsoring Pakistan controlled strategically by Rawalpindi and not Islamabad.

© The Indian Express Online Media Pvt Ltd

http://indianexpress.com/article/op...secy-ashton-carter-expresses-concern-3054881/

the only think Dodgy is a scumbag for a Gujrat Butcher who was banned from travelling to USA.. refuses to express any sympathy for the innocent loss of life in Gujrat and has now become a prime minster

 

[fitpOsitive]

Laanti and jhotey indians.

Sir tameeze ka takaza yeh hai keh jo herkat kary, gali usi ko di jaey, sab ko nahi.

 

[I M Sikander]

The US has feared that incompetent Pakistani civilian governments do not have significant control on their country’s nuclear command and an independently functioning ISI and Pakistan Army may escalate any situation in a kneejerk reaction by using nuclear force against India.

Such funny logics are always entertaining for all of us.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister as saying: “We will destroy India if it dares to impose war on us. Pakistan army is fully prepared to answer any misadventure of India.”

What else the Indians expect if they attack us.

 

[VCheng]

But TBH the way it has been interpreted and represented by Indian media is not exactly correct.

You can draw your own conclusions from the transcript:

"That's important because in today's security environment, one that's dramatically different from the last generation, and certainly the generation before that, we face a nuclear landscape that continues to post challenges -- pose challenges and that continues to evolve, in some ways less predictably that during the Cold War, even though many around the world and even some in the United States are stuck in the Cold War in their thinking.

One way the nuclear landscape has changed, we -- we didn't build new types of nuclear weapons or delivery systems for the last 25 years, but others did. At the same time in another part of the landscape, our allies in Asia, the Middle and East and NATO did not. And so we must continue to sustain our deterring.

Now, Russia has long been a nuclear power, but Moscow's recent saber rattling and building of new nuclear weapons systems raises serious questions about its leader's commitment to strategic stability, their regard for long-established abhorrence of using nuclear weapons and whether they respect the profound caution that Cold War-era leaders showed with respect to brandishing nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile, North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations underscore that a diverse and dynamic spectrum of nuclear threat still exists, so our deterrence must be credible and extended to our allies in the region. It starts with the umbrella of deterrence you provide from Minot, supporting conventional forces like our air assets and our troops standing guard 24/7 on the Korean Peninsula to deter attack against our allies.

It's also why we continue to build more robust ballistic missile defenses oriented toward the North Korean threat, deploying ground-based interceptors in Alaska and California and also agreeing with our Korean allies to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, or THAAD, in the Republic of Korea. And we back all of that up with the commitment that any attack on America or allies will not only be defeated, but that any use of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming and effective response.

Russia and North Korea are just two countries, though very different ones, that standout in this evolving nuclear landscape. And there are others. India, for example, has generally shown responsible behavior with its nuclear technology. China also conducts itself professionally in the nuclear arena, despite growing its arsenal in both quality and quantity. In Iran, their nuclear aspirations have been constrained and -- and transparency over their activities increased by last year's nuclear accord, which, as long as it continues to be implemented, will verifiably prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

And the last example I'll cite is Pakistan, where nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension. And while they're not a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability.

It's also important to note where there are not nuclear weapons. That is, where successful nuclear stability, stable alliances and non-proliferation and arms control efforts, such as President Obama's Nuclear Security Summits and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program that I worked on once upon a time in the 1990s have prevented the spread of nuclear weapons, prevented dangers like loose nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union from becoming threats and made the prospect of nuclear terrorism more remote, which is an agenda all great powers should embrace."

 

[SQ8]

Indian propoganda source - No need to waste time discussing it.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Moron Indian Media. Again False news.