Pak nukes well guarded: India

NEW DELHI—Indian National Security Adviser M K Narayanan has said nuclear weapons in Pakistan are pretty safely guarded making it extremely difficult for falling them in wrong hands.
In an interview with Karan Thapar on India Tonight programme on CNBC TV 18, M K Narayanan said “It is extremely difficult for any outside element just walking away with a readymade nuclear device.”
He said the US is quite satisfied with the checks and balances in place for nuclear weapons in Pakistan which are adequate.
The American government is paying very close attention to the matter due to fears of nuclear weapons falling in the hands of radicals.
India has said that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in are “pretty safely guarded” making it “extremely difficult” of it falling in “wrong hands”. National Security Adviser (NSA) of India, M K Narayanan while talking in an interview with CNBC said that India has a contingency plan in place to deal with a situation of Pakistani nuclear weapons getting used by radical elements.
It is extremely difficult for any outside element just walking away with a readymade nuclear device,” It is not easy for just a couple of people to manage a nuclear device, he said adding that even as National Security Adviser “I cannot activate this on my own.” “I would therefore say it (Pakistani nuclear arsenal) is relatively safe or I would say it is largely safe,” he said. The American government is paying very close attention to the matter due to fears of nuclear weapons falling in the hands of radicals.
Fears of nuclear weapons falling in the hands of radicals has “activated” the American government to pay “very close attention” to the matter, the Narayanan said.”... They are quite satisfied with the checks and balances which are adequate,” he said.
It is no secret that there has been infiltration of radical elements in the armed forces, he said adding that he believed that during Pervez Musharraf’s tenure as Army Chief and now under General Ashfaq Kiyani steps have been taken against them.”—Agencies