'Nuke fears' as tensions rise among Islamic nations

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Sources are saying their concern over the conflict among the Islamic nations of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan is being pushed to new levels because of fears that Pakistan's nuclear weapons may play a role in the confrontation, according to a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

There is growing tension now between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia – the two sectarian bastions of Islam in the Muslim world today – and that is pushing the Saudi kingdom to draw closer to Sunni Pakistan.

Regional sources report that development could be problematic for the United States, as the U.S. now is pressuring the Pakistani government to take action against terrorists who reside in that country.

This has caused rising tension not only with the Pakistani government but with the Pakistani people who have become increasingly anti-American due to the continued drone attacks inside Pakistan.

One of the focal points of the concern is that the Saudis, who helped finance Pakistan's nuclear development program, plan to rely on Pakistan's nuclear capability in the event Iran develops its own nuclear weapons, sources report.

Even though Saudi-backed Pakistan is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – while Iran is – the U.S. has not been as hostile toward the existence of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal as it has toward the potential for Iran to develop one of its own.

Sources say the U.S. approach is consistent with Saudi foreign policy initiatives.

As a consequence, the Saudis see a Pakistani nuclear deterrent as necessary to ward off any potential Iranian nuclear threat, whether it would decide to invade the Arab Peninsula or would fire its missiles at Saudi cities.

Sources don't rule out the possibility that the Pakistanis already have deployed nuclear weapons on Saudi bases, although they consider it unlikely at the moment.

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