Pakistan needs more nukes: gov't spokesman

Pakistan needs more nukes: gov't spokesman

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Foreign Ministry on Feb. 20, 2010. Basit said Pakistan will not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as its reliance on nuclear weapons as a deterrent against India is growing as the gulf in the two countries' defense capabilities widens.

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