U.S.-Pakistan nuclear deal not possible: Rice

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March 4, 2006

NEW DELHI (IRNA) -- The U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice said on Friday night that nuclear deal between Washington and Islamabad is not possible at this juncture as there were "concerns" over Pakistan's proliferation record.

"Everyone knows that there have been concerns in terms of proliferation with Pakistan. Pakistan itself is aware of it. We are working with Pakistan to improve on proliferation", Rice told in an interview to a private Indian news channel "Zee News".

Asked whether the U.S. could sign a nuclear deal with Pakistan as it did with India when President George W. Bush visits that country, she said "this is not a stage Pakistan is currently in. This is not the time for such an arrangement with Pakistan."

However, Washington considered Pakistan and President Pervez Musharraf as a "tremendous ally" in the war on terrorism, we must fight terror more robustly. We are working with Musharraf in areas which are largely ungoverned. Pakistani army and its frontier forces are fighting Al Qaeda more actively."

http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=3/4/2006&Cat=4&Num=1

I guess we can't give them any nukes because we don't want to have to start making them accountable for what they already have? Bush's policies regarding Nuclear Weapons are insane, so why should I expect them to make sense?