Report: Pakistan on Pace to Become Third-Largest Nuclear Power

Pakistan is building 20 nuclear bombs a year and could become the world's third-largest nuclear power within a decade, according to a new report. The U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Stimson Center say Pakistan could possess at least 350 nuclear warheads. Only the United States and Russia would have more. The report cites Pakistan's perceived need to keep pace with arch rival India. "If deterrence fails, it appears that Pakistan has no...

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