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Pakistan, Armed With Long-Range Missiles Tipped With Nuclear Weapons, May Fall To Taliban Extremists, U.S. Officials Warn

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Monday, April 27th, 2009

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Clinton Says Pakistan Poses 'Mortal Threat' Nuclear-missiles-armed Pakistan is losing control of its territory to Taliban terrorist extremists, both Democratic and Republican U.S. officials warned. However, a U.S. plan to install a nearby European Missile Defense (EMD) system to obliterate missiles launched from Iran, adjacent to Pakistan, would cease to receive any additional funding under a Pentagon budget plan that might take effect in October. The EMD program already has been frozen, with Congress prohibiting any construction work. A key…

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