Nuclear-tipped poverty

EXCERPTED FROM DAWN, KARACHI, 21 MAY 1998

We can only hope that this nuclear explosion does not start an intense arms race between India and Pakistan – not to speak of the reaction of China. Already, India and Pakistan together have spent USD 70 billion on defence during 1990-96 (compared to only USD 12 billion on education) and they have six times more soldiers than doctors. Basic social agendas await as arms accumulate.