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11/23/2009 1:57 AM ET
(RTTNews) -
Stephen Hadley, an arms control expert who also served as former U.S. President George W Bush's National Security Adviser said Sunday that a resurgent Taliban insurgency and the war in neighboring Afghanistan have put Pakistan's nukes at risk giving rise to a "troubling" situation.
Noting that the situation in Pakistan is troubling from a lot of perspectives, Hadley, who now advises Washington-based think-tank the U.S. Institute of Peace, said there is a lot of concern about what happens to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if the government in Islamabad collapses.
Speaking at an international security conference in Halifax, Hadley revealed that there was concern in the Bush administration after the September, 2001 terrorist attack that U.S.-led military action inside Afghanistan might destabilize Pakistan and could even lead to a Taliban government.
by RTT Staff Writer
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