Guwahati, June 15 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday alleged that the Congress had committed a 'historic blunder' by letting Pakistan become a nuclear state instead of taking any action during the 1980s.
Pakistan has been using "nuclear blackmail" to deter international action, the chief minister claimed.
"At a time when nations today act decisively to neutralise nuclear threats, India's tragic inaction during the 1980s remains a cautionary tale of what could have been-and what wasn't," the chief minister said in a long post on X. He said that it was a 'missed moment' though the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had solid intelligence confirming Pakistan's uranium enrichment activities at the Kahuta facility.
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