One More Reason To Worry About Pakistan’s Nukes -- Michael Kugelman, National Interest
Last year, Pakistan experienced a wave of leadership transitions. The country welcomed a new government, president, Supreme Court chief justice, and army chief.
Yet one of the most troubling changes occurred on the very last day of 2013, and with little fanfare. On December 31, according to Pakistani media reports, Lt. Gen. Khalid Kidwai logged his last day as head of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), the entity in charge of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.
Kidwai has long been the institutional face of Pakistani nukes. The SPD was established in 2000, and Kidwai has been its only director (he’s been described as the “longest serving boss in any strategic or defense establishment” in Pakistan). He received numerous extensions to continue in the post after 2007, the year of his formal retirement.
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My Comment: This is one of those (possible) nightmare scenarios.
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