if we can target there capitals and nuclear plants etc - casualties may be in region of 3-4million max but we willn be safe for 30-40 years.

I am disappointed to read your comments. A more logical line of argument would be that nuclear weapons anywhere are a threat to world peace. To single out Pakistan is naive at best. Have you ever been to Pakistan? Do you follow their politics from their newspapers? Do you know their history? I wonder if you know that Pakistan has lost more troops in the war on terror than any other country except the US. That includes our friends from UK and other countries.

Pakistan does not control the situation inside Afghanistan. Despite our best efforts, Karzai government controls barely an area around Kabul. There are peace agreements between Karzai government and the warlords, who control most of Afghanistan. Has it ever made sense to you that we ask Pakistan to control the border, while coalition forces that are in Afghanistan have been unable to do the same. Talibans inside Afghanistan are gaining ground again since we have been unable to bring peace to Afghanistan after six years.

You may also not know that we have blacklisted Indian Scientists for supplying nuclear information to Iran? They have also supplied information to Libya as well. Do you trust the piles of weapons that are lying around in the former Soviet states. Do you trust Israel with the nuclear weapons with all the instability in that area?

Uninformed comments like yours spread misinformation. I do not know what is the motive behind it but a little more depth and insight is needed.

Best regards,

Usman.

ps: If General Musharraf leaves then another moderate will take over the reigns. Right wing parties typically have about 5% support in Pakistan so there is no real threat of them taking over. It would be good for Pakistan if Musharraf leaves and that we stop supporting disctators in Pakistan for short term gains.