Pakistan may be building new nuclear site, analysts say
Pakistan, estimated to have the world’s fastest-growing nuclear stockpile, could be building a new uranium enrichment complex, according to commercial satellite imagery analyzed by Western defense experts.
The construction of a new site, based in the town of Kahuta 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Islamabad, provides fresh evidence of how Pakistan is seeking to boost its atomic arsenal — a goal that is inconsistent with the principles of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which the country is seeking to join, said the analysis.
The analysis was conducted by IHS Jane’s Intelligence using satellite images taken by Airbus Defense and Space on Sept. 28, 2015, and again on April 18.
Pakistan, which conducted its first nuclear tests in 1998, is believed to have around 120 nuclear weapons — more than India, Israel and North Korea.
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