Monday, November 02, 2015 – PAKISTAN needs a civil nuclear deal, similar to the 2005 US-India deal, to get entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). If Pakistan can get such an entry without a deal with the US, then there is no need to go through the tortuous process with the US that will involve the Administration, Congress and anti-nuclear lobbies. But that option does not seem feasible.
Pakistan is a de jure nuclear weapon state because its never joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). A nuclear deal, an NSG waiver and entry into the NSG would create wider acceptance for our nuclear status and open doors for nuclear technology and knowhow.
Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue
