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Report: In A Decade (Or Sooner), Pakistan Could Be No. 3 Nuclear Power

During a test last November, the intermediate range ballistic missile Shaheen 1A (Hatf IV) is launched from an undisclosed location in Pakistan in a photo supplied by the Pakistani military. The missile is said to be capable of carrying nuclear warheads. [E]yisilanbao/Xinhua/Landov hide caption

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Report: In A Decade (Or Sooner), Pakistan Could Be No. 3 Nuclear Power

Two think tanks estimate that Islamabad could have 350 warheads in the next several years as it outpaces rival India and several other nations in production.

North Korea May Have A Nuclear Warhead To Put On A Missile, Says Pentagon

A South Korean soldier stands at a military checkpoint connecting South and North Korea at the Unification Bridge last week in Paju, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption

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North Korea May Have A Nuclear Warhead To Put On A Missile, Says Pentagon

The assessment says such a weapon would probably not be very reliable. This is the first time the U.S. has concluded that Pyongyang's nuclear efforts have reached this point.

NPR's Tom Gjelten and Melissa Block discuss the story

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