complete with the dollars to back it up as in their investment in the EU version of GPS and their support for Iran's nuclear program through their supply of nuclear materials through Pakistan to Iran.
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In September 2000, the PNAC drafted a report entitled "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century."
http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdfThe authors warned that, "U.S. nuclear force planning and related arms control policies must take account of a larger set of variables than in the past, including the growing number of small nuclear arsenals –from North Korea to Pakistan to, perhaps soon, Iran and Iraq – and a modernized and expanded Chinese nuclear force."
The DOD's "Annual Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China," states that, "If present trends continue, Beijing believes it will achieve the status of a 'medium-sized' great power by 2050 at a minimum. " China also wants to become the preeminent Asian power by generating enough 'strength' so that no major action will be taken by any other actor in Asia without first considering Chinese interests."
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2000/china06222000.htm Two of the world's nuclear powers, Pakistan and China, signed a communique recently which described their cooperation as an "indispensable" factor in maintaining peace and stability in Asia.
The document was signed by Pakistani President Musharraf and China's Hu Jintao. In a speech to China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Musharraf described the partnership with China as, ". . . deeper than the oceans, higher than the mountains."
http://www.rense.com/general44/asape.htm "The past belongs to Europe," he said, "the present belongs to the United States, and the future belongs to Asia. China's role is critical . . . not only because of its economic strength and its performance, but also because of its geographic might."
Beijing has helped Pakistan initiate work on the Chashma nuclear power plant in Punjab province next to an existing 300 megawatt nuclear power plant also built with Chinese assistance. The CIA in a report this year cautioned that China, Pakistan, and Iran continue to work together on ballistic-missile-related projects.
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/edcoursesyllabi/pk-weapons.html Pakistan, as a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty will have to obtain any future plutonium from China. Pakistan relies heavily on China for its military and nuclear materials since the U.S. first learned of its nuclear ambitions in 1990.
Beijing has helped Pakistan initiate work on the Chashma nuclear power plant in Punjab province next to an existing 300 megawatt nuclear power plant also built with Chinese assistance. The CIA in a report this year cautioned that China, Pakistan, and Iran continue to work together on ballistic-missile-related projects.
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/edcoursesyllabi/pk-weapons.html Pakistan, as a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty will have to obtain any future plutonium from China. Pakistan relies heavily on China for its military and nuclear materials since the U.S. first learned of its nuclear ambitions in 1990.
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