U.S. and GB: Terrorists will not take Pakistan's nuclear arsenal
Clinton, in London during the second leg of a five-day tour through Europe and Russia, joined the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband to warn Iran that the U.S. and British governments did not wait long to persuade the Islamic republic to the world its nuclear ambitions are peaceful. Before making stops in Ireland and Northern Ireland, Clinton pledged that the United States will continue to support the peace process in Northern Ireland and said those who continue to exacerbate the tension and violence are out of sync and time. Along with his British counterpart, Clinton said there is no suggestion that nuclear weapons Pakistan could fall into terrorist hands despite bold Taliban attack Saturday at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, which exposed the weaknesses in security. Clinton said militants are increasingly threatening State authority, but we see no evidence that they will take over the state. We trust the Pakistani government and military control over nuclear weapons. (more…)