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Article: Pakistan's Nuclear Intentions Called Into Doubt; State Department Says U.S. Lacks `Reliable Assurances' That Arms Production Isn't Planned
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- The Washington Post
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- March 6, 1987
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A senior administration official said yesterday the United States
can no longer obtain "reliable assurances" from Pakistan that it is
not producing material for nuclear weapons. But the official
appealed to Congress to avoid "public confrontations" or "legislative
ultimata" that would impair U.S. aid to the strategically located
nation, which is under increasing Soviet pressure.
Robert Peck, deputy assistant secretary of state, was responding
to a letter from Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio) to President Reagan calling
for a suspension of U.S. military aid to Pakistan. Peck said there
is "not a very high probability" that Reagan could obtain the
"reliable assurance" Glenn seeks from Pakistani ...
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