Washington: The US says it has serious reservations about Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program.
US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a press briefing that our position is clear, we have never supported Pakistan’s ballistic missile program.
Vedant Patel added that the US is committed to maintaining the global non-proliferation regime, but Pakistan is an important partner of the US. He added that the US has had reservations about Pakistan’s ballistic missile program for a long time.
It should be noted that earlier US Deputy National Security Advisor John Finer said that even the US is not safe from Pakistan’s missiles.
John Finer said that Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missiles that can target targets in South Asia as well as the US.
He said that there is no doubt that these ballistic missiles can also be equipped with nuclear weapons.
According to a foreign news agency, the US Deputy National Security Advisor said that Islamabad’s behavior has raised doubts about the objectives of the long-range missile program.
The National Security Advisor said that it is clear that Pakistan’s ballistic missile program is a threat to the United States.
It should be remembered that the US State Department had announced a ban on four Pakistani institutions yesterday for assisting in the preparation of ballistic missiles.
In its statement regarding the ban on Pakistani institutions, the US State Department had further said that the United States will continue its action against nuclear weapons and all activities related to them.
According to a foreign news agency, this decision of the US State Department has been made in view of Pakistan’s expansion of the missile program.
