Your response to sandeep
" As for "Betrayal", the only people who will put any faith in Gertz's words are those who think the world of right-wing nutballs like Rush Limbaugh -- the kind of people who already happen to "know" (and know "for sure") that Clinton is a Communist spy! Nuf sed."
BTW the CNS relies on his credibility and reports too. In fact they refer to him many many time
Lord O lord. How it comes back to bite you.
Ha ha ha ha..
China's Missile Exports and Assistance to Pakistan -
Statements and Developments
6/04/98: US intelligence agencies were reported to be monitoring a Chinese ship carrying
special metals and electronics destined for Pakistan's A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories. These
arms materials are used in the production of Chinese-designed anti-tank missiles. Pakistan's
Baktar Shikhan is virtually identical to China's Red Arrow 8 guided missile. According to an
unnamed US official: "This is part of continuing Chinese military assistance to the Pakistanis and
is for long-term use of indigenous weapons production." [Bill Gertz, "US Has Detected Metals,
Electronics on the Way to Nuclear Weapons Lab," The Washington Times, 4 June 1998, p.A1.]
4/10/98: The State Department announced it was investigating any role China may have had in
the development of Pakistan's "Ghauri" missile in violation of China's commitment to abide by the
MTCR guidelines. John Holum, Director of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,
said: "It's a matter that we are, in fact, actively reviewing." [Bill Gertz, "China's Purported Missile
Technology Transfer Under Scrutiny," The Washington Times, 10 April 1998, p.A15.]
6/20/96: US Representatives Curt Weldon and Floyd Spence confirmed the presence of
complete M-11 ballistic missiles in Pakistan. Weldon said, "In fact, the missiles are there--our
intelligence community has affirmed this beyond a reasonable doubt--and for the purposes of US
law it is irrelevant whether the missiles have become operational...the missiles are in place and if
they are not operational, they will be soon." [Bill Gertz, "2 lawmakers say Pakistan has missiles,"
Washington Times, 21 June 1996.]
6/13/96: According to a draft US government report, the United States intelligence community
believes with "high confidence" that China sold medium-range ballistic missiles to Pakistan. The
report also stated for the first time that Pakistan has most likely completed the development of
nuclear warheads for such missiles. US State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said:
"We're concerned by these reports. We are looking into them, and I can assure you that if we
determine that there's been a violation of the law, we'll act accordingly...The complexity
concerns the information that you get, whether that information is credible information. And it's a
very laborious, painstaking, detailed process to make a determination like this...we have not
made a determination that either China or Pakistan have engaged in activity that would be
sanctionable through the transfer of missiles from China to Pakistan." [R. Jeffrey Smith, "Report Cites
China-Pakistan Missile Links," Washington Post, 13 June 1996; Bill Gertz, "Missile sanctions on China
vowed," Washington Times, 13 June 1996, pp. A1, A12.]
6/12/96: According to US intelligence agencies, Pakistan has deployed the M-11 missiles it
received from China in 1993. Whether or not the missiles are operational is the topic of ongoing
debate between various US agencies drafting an intelligence report. In a 13 June 1996
Washington Post article, CIA and Defense Department intelligence officials argue that
Pakistan's M-11 missiles should be considered operational because they have been assigned to
an army unit trained by Chinese technicians to operate the missiles. The State Department
disagreed with the assessment, saying that the missiles are not operational until they are
assembled and are used in training by the military. [Bill Gertz, "Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles,"
Washington Times, 12 June 1996, pp. A1, A14.]
1995
10/4/95: US Undersecretary of State Lynn Davis said the United States would not impose new
sanctions against China unless it acquired undeniable proof that China, in violation of Missile
Technology Control Regime (MTCR) guidelines, sold M-11 missiles to Pakistan. According to
Davis, the transaction in question may have occurred before China announced its intention to
adhere to the MTCR in September 1994. [Bill Gertz, Washington Times, 5 October 1995, p.
A10.]
4/95: US reconnaissance satellites reportedly took photographs of missile canisters at a
Pakistani facility in Sargodha. [Bill Gertz, "Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles," Washington Times, 12
June 1996, pp. A1, A14.]
Mid-9/94: According to US officials, Chinese technicians checked M-11 missile components
for serviceability, and trained Pakistani soldiers in the missile's use at a facility under construction
near Sargodha. US State Department spokesman Michael McCurry stated, "It's our
understanding that some Chinese engineers and technicians did go to Pakistan. Their purpose is
not entirely known to us." US intelligence agencies have "strong evidence" that M-11 missiles are
being sequestered at a number of military bases in Pakistan. The CIA stated in a secret report
that Pakistan paid $15 million to the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation
(CPMIEC), the producer of the M-11. According to Admiral Richard Macke, the commander
of the US Pacific Command, the M-11s have not yet been "operationalized." Macke added that
US-PRC military contacts will be conditioned on China not assisting Pakistan to "make their
M-11's operational." [Bill Gertz, Washington Times, 4 October 1994, p. A8; Barbara Starr, Jane's Defence
Weekly, 15 October 1994, p. 6.]
9/94: It was reported that a leaked US intelligence report said that Chinese technicians will soon
travel to Pakistan to assist in activating the Chinese-supplied M-11 missiles. US officials claim
that the Chinese missile technicians are due to arrive at Sargodha, Pakistan to train the Pakistan
military in using the M-11. Another Chinese team will unpack and assemble the missiles after
completion of the Sargodha missile facility. [Wall Street Journal, 14 September 1994, p. A18;
Washington Times, 7 September 1994, p. A1, A18.] |
