Israel Fears al -Qaeda Might Acquire Nuclear Weapons

World | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Israel expressed concern that international terror groups such as al-Qaeda could access nuclear weapons through clandestine proliferation by scientists in countries like Pakistan. Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told reporters on Tuesday that Israel was very concerned that "extreme organisations like al-Qaeda" could acquire nuclear weapons. This, he added could "destabilise the entire world". Shalom was responding to a question on the impact of clandestine proliferation of nuclear weapons by Pakistani scientists.

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