White House Scrambles After Biden Suggests Pakistan’s Nukes Are ‘Unsafe’
The White House is in damage control after rare criticism directed against US ally Pakistan by President Joe Biden has created an uproar and severe diplomatic tensions.
Biden said last Thursday that Pakistan was “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” because it has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion.” The statement strongly suggesting Pakistan’s nukes are insecure and therefore in potentially unsafe hands, according to an official transcript of remarks given at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Los Angeles.
On Monday the US administration sought to reassure its central Asian ally, saying the United States remains “confident” that Pakistan can secure its nuclear arsenal – a reversal of Biden’s own words.