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WASHINGTON-U.S. military intelligence officials are urgently assessing how secure Pakistan's nuclear weapons would be in the event President Gen. Pervez Musharraf were replaced as the nation's leader, CNN has learned.Key questions in the assessment include who would control Pakistan's nuclear weapons after a shift in power.The US is pressuring Musharraf, who took control in a 1999 coup, not to declare a state of emergency as he faces growing political opposition.Three U.S. sources have independently confirmed details of the intelligence review to CNN but would not allow their names to be used because of the sensitivity of the matter.The sources include military officers and intelligence community analysts.The assessment is part of a broader review of the military and security situation in Pakistan.Officials say that Pakistan and its nuclear weapons are always a high intelligence priority for the US.The current review is a result of recent developments in that country, including the prospect that Musharraf could still declare a national emergency that would give him sweeping powers.Although the Pakistani government ruled out the declaration Thursday, the three sources told CNN that the US thinks Musharraf may still impose those measures.To read more go to:
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