Every nation has the right to defend themselves. I think Pakistan should pay attention to produce more power and electricity from the nuclear program, which the country needs badly.

God bless Pakistan! Looks like the arms race has already begun....lets see whose going to have the most nuclear weapons now..

Iran signed the NPT, but they're on the "you're next" list. North Korea had no oil. For Israel, google up Dimona. India and Pakistan both are our big buddies, so it's ok. They can build all they want. Oh, what about the new toy, the RRW that Dubya, a signatory representative wants?

Double standard?

Well when this "friendly" government in Pakistan falls to radicals they'll have some toys to play with. Funny how the administration conveniently missed this...
I'll go to fox News and see if they actually have this story and wait for the positive spin they'll put on it.

Nice work W

what happens when the current govt in pakistan inevitably becomes an islamist state? who wont think twice about using those bombs....they probably built the reactor w/ all those billions of dollars bush has been sending them, to fight terror....money well spent

And we sit idle, worrying about Iran.

Pakistan is the biggest threat to the West in the entire world - extremists a bullet away from working WMDs. The US needs to draft a proper army and take this threat away, but I fear this will only happen after the remains of NYC smolder in a radioactive cloud...

"Fear" - good one...can you please practice more responsible journalism, Elizabeth ?

I think we need to rethink our alliance with Pakistan. It is time we put a stop to this and the extremists there to!!!!

every living organism perpetuate it's
own existance. weapon.

When will the west realize that this is a rough nation will no future. Thanks to the American tax $!

Imagine the islamic extremists getting their their hands on the nukes.

You baskets, don't even dare compare Pakistan to India. One is a flourishing democracy, the other a failed state sponsor of terrorism.

Paul~

Note that the original reactor began operation in 1998. Considering that it would take a number of years to build, wouldn't that put the program smack in the middle of Clinton's administration? "W" is not the source of all of the world's woes.

It is a fact that Pakistan is responsible for North Korea and Libya's nuclear installation. Pakistani scientist responsible for such proliferation was granted amnesty by the current Pakistani president, a sign of complete cover-up. India who opposed US relationship with Pakistan is certain Pakistan was part of terrorist nation but now appears helping US in fighting terrorist in his own backyard. What are we talking about here.

1.USA Attached Nuclear Weapon on Japan (Hiroshama,Nagasaki),300,000 Died and Still,Lot are suffering till 2007 bz of radiation.

2.USA is first nation to built,use Nuclear Weapon.Not even extremist nation like IRAN,PAK used the weapon.

3.USA started illegal Vietnam war killing 4 Million innocent humans.

4.USA started illegal IRAQ war killing
1 Million innocent.

5.USA helped jews to create illegal state of isreal.

6.USA is helping india,pak to built nuclear and not allowing IRAN which has not attacked any nation from 150 YEARS.

U only decide who is right , wrong.
dont be bias.

Need I remind you that Pakistan went nuclear under Clinton's watch - as a complete surprise to the CIA, might I add.

Given that you all (except the insane obviously person in post #1) oppose this, how do you propose Bush should have gotten rid of this program? As we see with Iran and Clinton's failed policy with NK, diplomacy utterly fails every time.

Are you pacifists suggesting Bush should have invaded Pakistan to stop their nuclear weapons program? This is hardly a viable option. Given the two choices, befriend or invade, having Musharaaf somehwhat on our side to keep the radicals at bay is the better choice.

I'd love you hear your suggestions for action that Bush should have taken to disarm Pakistan, a nation that went nuclear under the previous administration.

Thanks in advance for your obviously brilliant ideas.

Silly children.

We obviously need to continue to enlarge our space program and develope a shield. The likliest war is between India and Pakistan. Thus we need to close out the Iraq chapter thru international accords, solve the border issue between Pakistan and India, recognize Iran and trade with Iran. Iran and Saudi Arabia are running out of oil toward "PEAK" as the call it so Iran will need more solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. We can help them build these plants. We need to recognize internationally that Alla (God) in this belief (Islam) is respected and will be honored by the West.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Based on that picture, I can tell it's a nuclear facility. Can't you?

Truth, there is no blanket right or wrong in this world. Half your speaking points are either out of context or irrelevant to the conversation. Point 6 is true, but a bit vague and incomplete...

What happens when another Peanut Carter or Slick Willie democrat gets into the White House?? they wont know who to appease first?? Hugo Chevez? Russia? China? the Pakistanis? North Korea? Iran? Hamas? the Taliban?? Jessie Jackson??

"We need to recognize internationally that Alla (God) in this belief (Islam) is respected and will be honored by the West."

Respect is a two-way street. They demand that we "respect" Islam, while in Islamic countries, the practice of other religions is a crime. That is not respect, it is intimidation.

Somebody should give Bangladesh some nuclear capability. That would be fun. It would be 1971 all over again but with prettier fireworks.