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Saudi nuclear weapons 'on order' from Pakistan

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Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told BBC Newsnight.

While the kingdom's quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran's atomic programme, it is now possible that the Saudis might be able to deploy such devices more quickly than the Islamic republic.

Earlier this year, a senior Nato decision maker told me that he had seen intelligence reporting that nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now sitting ready for delivery.

Last month Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence, told a conference in Sweden that if Iran got the bomb, "the Saudis will not wait one month. They already paid for the bomb, they will go to Pakistan and bring what they need to bring."

Since 2009, when King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warned visiting US special envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross that if Iran crossed the threshold, "we will get nuclear weapons", the kingdom has sent the Americans numerous signals of its intentions.

Gary Samore, until March 2013 President Barack Obama's counter-proliferation adviser, has told Newsnight:

Gary Samore
Gary Samore served as President Barack Obama's WMD tsar
"I do think that the Saudis believe that they have some understanding with Pakistan that, in extremis, they would have claim to acquire nuclear weapons from Pakistan."

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What did we think the Saudis were giving us all that money for? It wasn't charity”

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The story of Saudi Arabia's project - including the acquisition of missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads over long ranges - goes back decades.

In the late 1980s they secretly bought dozens of CSS-2 ballistic missiles from China.

These rockets, considered by many experts too inaccurate for use as conventional weapons, were deployed 20 years ago.

This summer experts at defence publishers Jane's reported the completion of a new Saudi CSS-2 base with missile launch rails aligned with Israel and Iran.

It has also been clear for many years that Saudi Arabia has given generous financial assistance to Pakistan's defence sector, including, western experts allege, to its missile and nuclear labs.

Visits by the then Saudi defence minister Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud to the Pakistani nuclear research centre in 1999 and 2002 underlined the closeness of the defence relationship.

[SomaliDefenceCouncil]

Saudi Arabia gave billions so that hundreds of Sunnis can be murdered in Egypt by a Godless regime.

[DarthSomali]

Buying nuclear bombs but not caring to know how to make them. Lazy mofo sandmonkeys. Why not learn it from Pakistan then fabricating with your own hands. Fat saudis will call it(the know how) bid'ah!!!!!

[Arabman]

Saudi Arabia gave billions so that hundreds of Sunnis can be murdered in Egypt by a Godless regime.

Saudi Arabia also gave billions to SFG; instead of defending it, why do you criticize?

[Jam Street]

Let's just respect the Saudis. They are the leaders of the Islamic Ummah and the guardians of the holiest house of Allah. Obviously, I don't approve all of their policies but the reality is they can't have everything their way so they must do whatever possible to ensure the holly country doesn't become chaotic.

[AbdiWahab252]

Let's just respect the Saudis. They are the leaders of the Islamic Ummah and the guardians of the holiest house of Allah. Obviously, I don't approve all of their policies but the reality is they can't have everything their way so they must do whatever possible to ensure the holly country doesn't become chaotic.

Don't forget about the timir ! Allah Dhowr Boqor Abdallah