From The Washington Post:Sometime next year, at a tightly guarded site south of its capital, Pakistan will be ready to start churning out a new stream of plutonium for its nuclear arsenal, which will eventually include warheads for ballistic missiles and cruise missiles capable of being launched from ships, submarines or aircraft.
About 1,000 miles to the southwest, engineers in India are designing cruise missiles to carry nuclear warheads, relying partly on Russian missile-design assistance. India is also trying to equip its Agni ballistic missiles with such warheads and to deploy them on submarines. Its rudimentary missile-defense capability is slated for a major upgrade next year.
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My Comment: After the Mumbai attacks in India last year, India/Pakistan relations have been getting worse with no signs that they may get better. This nuclear arms race is a reflection of the deteriorating relations between the two countries .... and there is nothing that we or any other country can do to pacify it.
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