This post is in response to a article that I read on The New York Times website. It was titled, Pakistan Strife Raises U.S Doubts on Nuclear Arms. In the past few weeks Al Queda has been infiltrating Northern Pakistan and some officials in the U.S are afraid that it is possible that nuclear weapons may be able to get into the hands of people who would hurt the U.S. The United States has questioned Pakistan to figure out where their arsenals lay and how vulnerable they really are but Pakistan has not be cooperative in giving us that information, they fear we will destroy the weapons if the Al Queda threat is considered "imminent". Many of the people in the U.S government know that Pakistan does not keep their weapons in one central location but actually in different locations or constantly being moved to respond to tensions on the India boarder.
I had forgotten about how violative Pakistan has been in the past few years and this article has reminded me that a critical situation is always moments from happening in that part of the world. Pakistan with its current political instability is a disaster waiting to happen and we, as the world community should do something to stabilize the situation. It would be a good idea for the U.N to possibly pressure Pakistan to release information about where its nuclear arms are located and also, if necessary send U.N peacekeepers or a coalition to quell violence in the region. If met with the prospect of an international force sent to settle any unrest it may be enough to force the Pakistani's to seek a peaceful resolution and also clear their nation of terrorist supporters. If we, meaning the world, don't do something but watch this situation develop we may be seeing mushroom clouds, the question is where?
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