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US expresses ‘confidence’ in Pakistan to keep nuclear arms secure

Remarks come after US President Biden called Pakistan ‘one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

US President Joe Biden recently called Pakistan one of the world’s most dangerous nations

ABID HUSSAIN

NEW YORK : The United States has expressed its “confidence” in Pakistan’s ability to secure its nuclear arsenal, days after President Joe Biden called the country one of the most dangerous nations in the world and said it had “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”.

In a press briefing on Monday, state department spokesperson Vedant Patel said the US has always viewed a secure and prosperous Pakistan as critical to US interests and that it was confident of Pakistan’s commitment Aljazeeahand its ability to secure its nuclear assets”. AlJazeeerah pix AP

 

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