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...nothing rash, since it is still engaged in that policy review. "We were sucked in," says a U.S. diplomat. "We came away from the meetings saying, 'Hey, they're not going to take any precipitous actions.'" A stern letter is sent to Clinton by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in early April, warning that "we have every reason to believe the Indian policy pronouncement connotes a giant step toward fully operationalizing nuclear policy." The State Department dismisses the letter as crying wolf and files it in the false-alarm drawer. By then, India's preparations are well under way. Scientists...
...gave every sign that it was about to set off nuclear tests of its own. "We are like a cook waiting for the orders," said Abdul Qadeer Khan, the country's top nuclear scientist. U.S. satellites spying on the Baluchistan desert recorded preparations. In a phone chat, Prime Minister Sharif would not promise Clinton to desist, despite the prospect of being slapped with the same economic sanctions if he didn...
...With Pakistan already under U.S. sanctions for its nuclear program, adds Waller, ?there are not many levers left to pull." And pressure from Islamic fundamentalists and other opposition parties is likely to spur Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to test. ?Most observers here would be amazed if a test does not take place,? reports TIME Islamabad correspondent Hannah Bloch...
Israeli officials have responded to the threat by issuing alerts and heightening security in crowded places. But, given the bloodlust after al-Sharif's death, even the most optimistic among them do not expect the quiet to hold indefinitely...
Both Israeli and Palestinian officials have denied any involvement in the death last week of MUHIADDIN AL-SHARIF, who was wanted by both Israeli and Palestinian security officials for his role in a spate of deadly explosions. Despite this, al-Sharif's colleagues in the militant organization Hamas blamed both sides and vowed vengeance, leaving Israeli officials bracing themselves for a renewal of the terrorist-bombing campaign that has claimed the lives of 155 people since...