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A pound or two to destroy a city or two..
Gul Agha
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11-20-2007 5:22 PM
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Nations in the vicinity will also have to watch out for nuclear threats. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Security/2007/11/20/commentary_secure_pakistans_nuclear_weapons_first/7554/"> Nuclear weapons in Pakistan today are stored in multiple components. 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