Pakistan capital put on high alert

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The U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates that Pakistan has built 24–48 HEU-based nuclear warheads with HEU reserves for 30-52 additional warheads.<9><10> The US Navy Center for Contemporary Conflict estimates that Pakistan possesses between a low of 35 and a high of 95 nuclear warheads, with a median of 60.<11> But these are outdated sources.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction




Pakistan has heightened security in Islamabad amid threats from the country's Taliban that an increase in violence will break out in the capital.

Security threats prompted schools to shut down and embassies to restrict movement of their staff on Friday.

Nematullah Kundi, a Pakistani police official, said: "This is a high alert. We have stepped up security in the city, in and around the diplomatic enclave and the area near the parliament building, which is the declared red zone.

"Extra guards have also been deployed at schools in the red zone and elsewhere in the city."

While much of the recent violence has been concentrated in northwest Pakistan, where the army has been fighting Taliban fighters, many fear Islamabad could be next.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/04/2009410141053390610.html
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[MrPerson]

1. High Alert always seemed like an oxymoron.

[Windy]

2. thank you bush for allowing the Taliban and AlQ to enter and occupy Pakistan

This is what happened when we pulled out of Afghanistan for Iraq. Now the Taliban, et al are making a significant effort toward a coup in a country that has a nuclear weapon.