Islamist bomb: Paki-Saudi pact

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'Pak secretly agrees to give Saudis N-bomb'

 

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

 

New York City, February 17, 2007

Pakistan has agreed to provide Saudi Arabia nuclear weapons and

missiles last month, according to an Israeli intelligence website

debka.com.

The website stated that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and

Saudi King Abdullah concluded an agreement with "seven secret

clauses" on January 21, during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan agreed to provide an atomic deterrent in the event of "a

nuclear emergency". The transfer of control would also occur in case

Iran threatened the Persian Gulf Emirates, Egypt or Jordan.

According to intelligence sources, the agreement is impossible to

confirm. However, it is a logical extension of a long-standing Saudi-

Pakistan nuclear understanding. The goal: ensure a nuclear Iran does

not dominate the Gulf.

Retired senior Indian officials believe the Saudis have financed

Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme through shipments of cheap

petrol since the 90s. In return, Pakistan was to provide a nuclear

weapon on request.

However, it is uncertain how the exchange will occur.

While, Indian intelligence believes a number of missiles will be

designated as Saudi, but physically remain in Pakistan with Riyadh

controlling the launch button, others differ.

A Pentagon nuclear consultant said: "Saudis would have to develop a

system of ground-tracking stations and satellites. This would be too

much trouble and attract too much attention." But John Pike, head of

globalsecurity.org, said a large airplane could easily move warheads,

especially if the missiles are bought elsewhere.

The implications of such a nexus for India would be negative, added

the Pentagon advisor.

Email Pramit pal Chaudhuri: pramitpc

http://hindustantimes.com/news/181_1931096,001300850000.htm

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Saudis to purchase nuclear option, advanced

missiles and spy satellites off the shelf from Pakistan and Russia

February 15, 2007, 3:27 PM (GMT+02:00)

Moscow will assist in Saudi development of a civilian nuclear

program and build six "research satellites" for the oil kingdom.

DEBKAfile's Gulf intelligence sources report this was agreed in the

talks held in Riyadh earlier this week by visiting Russian president

Vladimir Putin and King Abdullah. Israeli military sources report

that Moscow in fact undertook to provide Saudi Arabia with half a

dozen military surveillance satellites, launch them and set up ground

control centers, thereby making the oil kingdom the first Middle East

national with a multiple spy satellite capability for tracking the

military movements of its neighbors, including Iran and Israel.

This Saudi-Russian venture has got Israel worried because it will

enable Riyadh to pick up highly sensitive intelligence on its

military movements and relay it to Egypt and the Palestinians.

This development confirms DEBKA-Net-Weekly's previous disclosures

that the Saudis do not intend wasting time developing their own

military capabilities but are going shopping for finished products.

On Jan. 21, Saudi rulers favored visiting Pakistani president Gen.

Pervez Musharraf with exception honors when he arrived at the outset

of a tour of five Arab capitals. DEBKA-Net-Weekly described King

Abdullah as personally welcoming the visitor and driving him in the

royal convoy to a palace outside the capital where they were closeted

alone for three hours. The king also conferred on the Pakistani ruler

the King Abdul Aziz Award.

This ceremonial led up to an epic accord of 7 secret clauses on the

terms in which Pakistan would make nuclear weapons available to, and

sell, Saudi Arabia nuclear-capable missiles. DEBKA-Net-Weekly's

sources revealed that Musharraf undertook to make them available in

the event of a nuclear emergency facing Saudi Arabia, the Gulf

emirates, Egypt or Jordan. A mechanism was thus set up for Saudi

Arabia to potentially beat Iran to the draw in acquiring a nuclear

bomb, as well as controlling the security of its allies

http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3838

 

 

 

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