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To: LindyBill who wrote (17654)	11/25/2003 2:52:21 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793717

If we don't know where the Pak nukes are, we aren't doing our job. Based on recent precedent, I can't say I'm terribly confident. Our intel on these places is not always up to the moment, and these things have a way of moving in times of stress. If a coup seems imminent both sides will be doing their damndest to stash the assets in deeply hidden places, and there's no shortage of places to hide them. Pakistan in Islamist hands even without nukes would be a nightmare. Not a place any sane person would want to invade. No "legitimency" will be required if the Terrorists get far enough to knock over the Saudi Princes. I don't think it would be "the terrorists" per se, more likely a popular uprising followed by the emergence of a religious regime sympathetic to terrorists. I'm not sure the Jordanians would want to occupy any part of Saudi Arabia, especially if we were grabbing the profitable bits. What would be in it for them? Even if they could be persuaded (bribed) to take over, it's not likely they'd stick around if they faced popular resistance. Both situations are extremely bad. But we have to be prepared for the worst. Yep. Prepare for the worst, and do everything in your power to prevent it.