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A defense policy expert says there's very little the United States can do to prevent Iran and North Korea from becoming nuclear powers.He argues Pakistan poses a more dangerous security threat to the U.S. than do both of those countries.The Independent Institute has hosted a forum in Washington discussing how the U.S. must deal with a nuclear Iran and North Korea.One of the panelists was Chuck Pena, author of a new report called "Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Post-9/11 World." He says the U.S. should be more concerned about Pakistan than two of the countries President Bush labeled as part of an "axis of evil.""The Musharraf regime is in a relatively fragile position, at least tacitly an ally in the war on terrorism;but Pervez Musharraf will not be around forever-there've been several attempts on his life," Pena noted."What are we going to do if a more radical Islamic regime takes over Pakistan and is sitting on top of live nukes?"Pena says he hopes the American military has an "off-the-shelf plan" to take out Pakistan’s nuclear weaponry if that’s the only option left at our disposal.Meanwhile, Pena states while he in no way wants Iran or North Korea to possess nuclear weapons, there is nothing to stop them from pursuing their nuclear ambitions, short of invading the countries, taking them over,and running them-something he says the U.S. is currently not doing well, nor has the capacity to accomplish."Given the reality of the world that we live in, for better or worse,"Pena observed,"we may have to accept the fact that either or both of those countries, and perhaps others,are going to eventually acquire nuclear weapons for a variety of reasons-not the least of which is a current U.S. policy of regime change."Pena says while it is popular to paint the picture that regimes like the mullahs in Tehran would give away a nuclear weapon,he contends no regime has ever given away weapons of mass destruction.http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/06/defense_analyst_says_us_must_n.php
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