<p>"It is a matter of concern for us," Kapoor said reacting to an article published in the latest issue of 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist' about enhanced nuclear arsenal of Pakistan.<br /><br />"There were certain degrees of deterrence and the figure of 70-90 nuclear warheads directed against a country certainly goes beyond the concept of deterrence," the army chief said.<br /><br />In the article, US experts Robert S Norris and Hans Kristensen estimate that Pakistan's nuclear stockpile has jumped to an estimated 70-90 warheads from a previous figure of 60.<br /><br />"A new nuclear-capable ballistic missile is being readied for deployment, and two nuclear capable cruise missiles are under development. Two new plutonium production reactors and a second chemical separation facility also are under construction," they wrote.<br /><br />On the Chinese incursions along the border, the army chief said there was no cause for "alarm".<br /><br />"The level of incursions was the same as it was last year," he said adding that Indian troops also carry out patrolling along the border which "could be perceived differently". <br /><br />"The basic issue is to resolve the border dispute" Gen Kapoor, who was on a visit to the Artificial Limb Centre of Southern Command here, said noting incursions happened because of that.<br /><br />Asked about China's denial of Indian air space violation, the army chief said he had already expressed his views on the issue and now he had "no comments" to offer.</p>
<p>"It is a matter of concern for us," Kapoor said reacting to an article published in the latest issue of 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist' about enhanced nuclear arsenal of Pakistan.<br /><br />"There were certain degrees of deterrence and the figure of 70-90 nuclear warheads directed against a country certainly goes beyond the concept of deterrence," the army chief said.<br /><br />In the article, US experts Robert S Norris and Hans Kristensen estimate that Pakistan's nuclear stockpile has jumped to an estimated 70-90 warheads from a previous figure of 60.<br /><br />"A new nuclear-capable ballistic missile is being readied for deployment, and two nuclear capable cruise missiles are under development. Two new plutonium production reactors and a second chemical separation facility also are under construction," they wrote.<br /><br />On the Chinese incursions along the border, the army chief said there was no cause for "alarm".<br /><br />"The level of incursions was the same as it was last year," he said adding that Indian troops also carry out patrolling along the border which "could be perceived differently". <br /><br />"The basic issue is to resolve the border dispute" Gen Kapoor, who was on a visit to the Artificial Limb Centre of Southern Command here, said noting incursions happened because of that.<br /><br />Asked about China's denial of Indian air space violation, the army chief said he had already expressed his views on the issue and now he had "no comments" to offer.</p>
