The senior White House official’s warning comes as the US imposed new sanctions related to Pakistan’s ballistic missile development.
Pakistan ballistic missile
Officials say the US’ concerns with Pakistan’s missile program have stemmed from the sizes of the rocket engines being builtImage: Inter Services Public Relations/dpa/picture-alliance
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A senior White House official has described Pakistan as an “emerging threat” to the United States due to its development of long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets beyond South Asia.
At a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event on Thursday, US Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer said that Pakistan is advancing its missile technology in increasingly “sophisticated” ways.
If those trends continue, Finer said, “Pakistan will have the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the United States.”
“Candidly, it’s hard for us to see Pakistan’s actions as anything other than an emerging threat to the United States,” he added.
