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India, Pak came close to nuclear confrontation 5 times, says Pak scientist Hoodbhoy

London, Feb 1 : India and Pakistan came dangerously close to  nuclear confrontation on at least five occasions in the past 20 years, according to a visiting Pakistani nuclear physicist, defence analyst and editor of


 
Hoodbhoy said he himself was against nuclear weapons. “I want both countries to get rid of nukes. I want them to shake hands and embrace each other. India and Pakistan are cultural cousins. Let's not let the Arabs divide us.”
 
He added that current concerns within Pakistan about the future safety and security of the country's nuclear arsenal stem from worries about what would happen if Islamic extremists, or jihadists, got their hands on nuclear weapons.
 
“They believe the Government of Pakistan has to be destroyed for Islamic order to take over. So there is no limit to this madness. Even the Pakistan army which had as its recruiting slogan - Jihad in the name of God - today has had to distance itself from the jihadis.

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