U.S. Intelligence Does Not Trust Pakistan's Control Of It's Nuclear Weapons

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Top-Secret U.S. Intelligence Files Show New Levels Of Distrust Of Pakistan -- Washington Post

The $52.6 billion U.S. intelligence arsenal is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one purported ally: Pakistan.

No other nation draws as much scrutiny across so many categories of national security concern.

A 178-page summary of the U.S. intelligence community’s “black budget” shows that the United States has ramped up its surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear arms, cites previously undisclosed concerns about biological and chemical sites there, and details efforts to assess the loyalties of counter­terrorism sources recruited by the CIA.

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More News On U.S. Intelligence Surveillance Of Pakistan's Nuclear Program

The U.S. Is Doing an Awful Lot of Spying on Pakistan -- The Atlantic
Leaked files show increased U.S. intel-gathering on Pakistan -- UPI
Report: U.S. Spies Extensively On Pakistan -- Radio Free Europe
Wary of Pakistan, US steps up surveillance: report -- AFP
US intelligence leaks expose deep distrust of Pakistan -- The Telegraph
Intelligence files show that Pakistan is US' biggest headache -- Voice of Russia
US ramps up surveillance of Pakistan's nuclear arms -- Zee News
Pakistan allays fears over N-arms surveillance by US -- News Track India
Pakistan says nuclear controls are firmly in place -- Washington Post
Pakistan says it has robust control system for nuke arsenal -- Times of India