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Hudson Institute's Center for Political-Military Analysis, the Partnership for a Secure America, and the Stanley Foundation held a panel discussion on

 

 

Nuclear Security in Pakistan: Issues and Implications

 

Wednesday, February 23, 3:00-5:00pm

 

 

Richard Weitz (co-chair), Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute

Joy Drucker (co-chair), Executive Director, Partnership for a Secure America

Matthew Bunn, Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University

George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies and Director of the Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Aparna Pande, Research Fellow, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World, Hudson Institute

 

Over the past several years, nuclear and regional experts have become increasingly concerned about the security of nuclear weapons and fissile material in Pakistan.  While few, if any, people outside of the classified world can say for certain how secure Pakistan's nuclear facilities are, most observers agree that there are ample reasons for concern.  Domestic political instability and an armed Taliban insurgency have raised a host of worst-case scenarios, including nuclear materials falling into the hands of terrorists; Taliban takeover of the country; or collapse of the state. 

 

How do Pakistanis perceive U.S. interest in the security of their nuclear assets?  How do these perceptions affect their motivations, and their politics?  How does the U.S.-India nuclear deal affect Pakistani perceptions of our interest in their nuclear security? 

 

For more information, please email name and affiliation to Richard Weitz at Weitz@hudson.org

 

Location: Hudson Institute, Walter and Betsy Stern Conference Center, 1015 15th St, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

 

 

Hudson Institute is a nonpartisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis that promotes global security, prosperity, and freedom. Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) is dedicated to advancing bipartisan action on U.S. foreign policy and national security challenges. The Stanley Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, private operating foundation with programming focused on promoting and building support for principled multilateralism in addressing international issues.