Epstein Secrets

the question of why these states have not already done so, despite decades of facing both Israel's nuclear force and tensions with Iran. Ever since John F. Kennedy mused that there might be fifteen to twenty-five states with nuclear weapons by the 1970s, estimates of the pace of proliferation —like estimates o

force and tensions with Iran. Ever since John F. Kennedy mused that there might be fifteen to twenty-five

s plausible. The Pakistani-Indian conflict may be such a situation. Pakistan's nuclear arsenal may have enabled it to engage in riskier behavior in Kashmir than it otherwise would attempt, because nuclear weapons help to deter Pakistan's ultimate nightmare: an assault by the militarily superior India,

@ 5 Ihad written several books: My book Inquest examined the failure of the FBI, @ the Secret Service, and the CIA to establish the context of the John F. Kennedy assassination. This interest continued in other books of mine, including Decep- tion, in which I investigated the vulnerability of intelligence servi

d the CIA to establish the context of the John F. Kennedy assassination. This interest continued in other b

Doing in India?” Foreign Policy, Jan. 13, 2014. Hastings, Michael. “Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview.” Rolling Stone, Jan. 18, 2012. Hill, Kashmir. “How ACLU Attorney Ben Wizner Became Snowden’s Lawyer.” Forbes, March 10, 2014. Hosenball, Mark. “NSA Contractor Hired Snowden Despite Concerns Abou

rica's adventure in Indochina had absorbed the historical lessons of these earlier experiences. Perhaps Robert S. McNamara, defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, had the least excuse for this neglect. Having helped to supervise the strategic bombing of Nazi Germany and Japan, he, of all people,

t S. McNamara, defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, had the least excuse for this negle

ond. Its potential for international terrorism is greatly increased by the fact that much of the Pakistani diaspora in Britain comes from Pakistani Kashmir and -- judging from my interviews -- has deep sympathy with the anti-Indian jihadists. Because these people have British passports, they are a dir

rofessor at Harvard and former dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Kevin Rudd was prime minist

al Asia. China similarly worries that upheaval in Afghanistan could exacerbate Islamic extremism in Xinjiang; India thinks the same could happen in Kashmir. And Shiite Iran almost went to war with the Taliban, an extremist Sunni movement, in 1997; its leaders do not want a repeat of that crisis. Iran i

ational affairs professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School, a former deputy national security adviso

ries remain far apart on the critical question that has bedeviled their relations since independence: the disputed status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. That rivalry will only intensify as the United States and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force withdraw from Afghanistan. The Paki