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Q.532 Acquisition of nuclear weapon by Pakistan
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.532
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2011
SHRI H.K. DUA:
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware of the reports that Pakistan has stepped up stockpiling its nuclear weapons aiming at acquiring about 200 warheads in the coming decade;
(b) whether Pakistan is building two plutonium production reactors and new reprocessing facility to fabricate more nuclear weapon fuel; and
(c) whether Pakistan’s enhanced nuclear weapons programme would be a threat to India’s security?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)
(a) to (c) Government has seen reports regarding Pakistan’s expansion of its nuclear stockpile. However, Government does not comment on the veracity of specific reports about nuclear weapons. Government continuously monitors all developments having a bearing on national security and takes all necessary steps to safeguard it.