28-06-2025
Activist: Would be ‘regrettable' if Pakistan develops ICBMs
(NewsNation) — Dr. Ira Helfand, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient with the grassroots group Back from the Brink Campaign, said it would be 'regrettable' if Pakistan had the ability to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles.
'This is just a small part of a much larger problem,' Helfand said during an appearance on 'Elizabeth Vargas Reports' on Friday. 'All of the countries that have nuclear weapons are rapidly enhancing their nuclear arsenals and delivery systems. It's all very destabilized, and it's all very dangerous.'
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Pakistan is reportedly developing nuclear ICBMs that can be delivered to a major American city. The country says its nuclear program is only for deterrence against its rival India, another nuclear nation with which they have been in recent conflict.
Helfand said President Donald Trump, who has been credited by Pakistan with helping defuse the conflict between it and India, should address the situation of nuclear weapons as soon as possible.
'We are already facing a grave danger in South Asia and this new Pakistani missile,' Helfand said. 'India and Pakistan have had three wars and a mini one in May of this year. If they have another war, it will escalate into nuclear conflict.'
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