Türkiye and Saudi Arabia seek Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella against Israel - link in comments
Türkiye and Saudi Arabia seek Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella against Israel - link in comments
JUAN COLE
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Mecca Defense Pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signals a regional response to the new insecurity in the region provoked by the Israeli-US attack on Iran and by the Iranian response. The Iranian response has been to hold the Gulf Arab oil and gas states hostage. But the initial Israeli-US attack on February 28 was also seen as a profound betrayal of these states’ security by the Trump administration, since it was foreseeable that an all-out assault on Iran would roil the Strait of Hormuz.
The tripartite alliance brings enormous strengths to the table. Saudi Arabia has trillions of dollars in reserves and its sovereign investment fund. Al Jazeera points out that Türkiye has an advanced defense industry. Pakistan has a big, experienced military with lots of operational experience. Saudi Arabia wants to expand its arms industry. Al Jazeera does not add that Islamabad has a nuclear arsenal and an advanced fighter jet manufacturing capability (joint with China) of its own.
The pact is symbolic and is aimed both at Israel and at Iran, though Saudi Arabia views Israel as the bigger existential threat
posted by Satish Sharma at
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