Seymour Hersh on Pakistan nuclear warheads
Pakistan’s cooperation is integral to the war in Afghanistan, and currently, they harbor an estimated 80 to 100 nuclear warheads. Patt talks with investigative journalist Seymour Hersh about his exploration of Pakistan’s nuclear program and the U.S.’s often vain attempts and financial efforts to divert the Pakistani Army from concentrating on India, and get them to fight the Taliban.
Pakistan’s cooperation is integral to the war in Afghanistan, and currently, they harbor an estimated 80 to 100 nuclear warheads. Patt talks with investigative journalist Seymour Hersh about his exploration of Pakistan’s nuclear program and the U.S.’s often vain attempts and financial efforts to divert the Pakistani Army from concentrating on India, and get them to fight the Taliban.
Guest:
Seymour Hersh, staff writer for The New Yorker; his article “Defending the Arsenal: In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe?” appears in the November 16th issue
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