Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Pakistani The defense minister said his country’s nuclear program would be “available” to Saudi Arabia if it is needed under the country’s new defense agreement, which is the first concrete confirmation, i.e. proof Islamabad Put the Kingdom under its nuclear umbrella.
Remarks from Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif highlighted this week Pakistan Saudi Arabia has had military relations for decades.
Analysts see this move as a signal IsraelPeople have long been considered the only nuclear-weapon country in the Middle East. after Israel’s Hamas leader attacking against Qatar killed six people last week and raised new concerns about its security in Gulf Arab countries Israel– The Hamas War destroyed the Gaza Strip and placed the area on the edge.
Asif, who spoke to Geo TV in an interview Thursday night, commented when answering a question. Pakistan Obtained from nuclear weapons will be provided to Saudi Arabia.
“Let me be clear Pakistani Nuclear Capability: This capability is established when we conduct testing. Since then, we have troops to train for the battlefield. ” Asif said.
He added: “What we have and the capabilities we have will be provided to (Saudi Arabia) under this Agreement.”
The two countries signed a defense agreement on Wednesday to announce that an attack on one country would be an attack on both.
No country answers questions about the agreement and its implications for possible visits Pakistani Nuclear arsenal.
Both countries have signed monitoring agreements for the International Atomic Energy Agency and did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the remarks of Pakistan’s Defense Minister. Asif criticizes Israel During the interview, its suspicious nuclear weapons program was not fully disclosed to the IAEA.
Israel No comment has been made on the defense agreement between the two countries. Pakistan Lang criticized Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians, but not directly involved in any war against it. Although neither of these countries have IsraelU.S. officials attempted to mediate Hamas’ diplomatic accreditation agreement involving Saudi Arabia by October 7, 2023, Israel Inspired the war.
“We have not named any country that will automatically trigger revenge. Saudi Arabia has not named any country nor us,” Asif said in the interview. “This is the umbrella arrangement provided by both sides: if there is an aggressiveness to either side – from either side – will defend together, the aggression will be responded.”
The deal comes a week after the attack in Doha as the Gulf Arab state weighs how to defend itself. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have extended in Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian territory, Qatar, Syria and Yemen.
When asked if others could join the agreement, the minister added: “I can say the door is not on others.”
Saudi Arabia has long been with Pakistani Nuclear plan. Retired Pakistan brig. General Feroz Hassan Khan said Saudi Arabia has “generous financial support” Pakistan This allows the nuclear program to continue, especially when the country is subject to sanctions. ” Pakistan In the pursuit of bombs, facing U.S. sanctions for many years and seeing new sanctions impose new sanctions on his ballistic missile works at the end of the Biden administration.
Pakistan Its nuclear weapons plan was developed to fight India’s atomic bomb. The two neighbors fought each other and approached open war again after an April attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir. It is believed that India has an estimated 172 nuclear warheads, and Pakistan According to the announcement of the atomic scientist, there are 170.
Pakistani The Shaheen 3 ballistic missile, believed to be able to carry conventional and nuclear warheads, has a maximum range of 2,750 kilometers (1,700 miles) – enabling it to reach Israel.
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