CENTRAL ASIA

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Central Asia
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Major Issues in Central Asia
Nuclear Tensions Kashmir Drugs and Terrorism U.S.
Involvement
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Nuclear Tension

• Russia, India, and Pakistan
• All 3 nuclear powers have not signed the nuclear
  proliferation agreements.
• Russia - 15,000 warheads
• Abdul Qadeer Khan

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Kashmir
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Kashmir

• Why want it?
• The problem
• 1948 the battle over Kashmir began
• Peace talks
• Nuclear war is feared

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The Silk Road
Central Asias drug trade follows the Silk Road
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Drugs and Terrorism

• Two Key Reasons
• Political Instability
• Extreme poverty
• Central Asia makes 80 of the heroin consumed in
  Europe
• Drug dealing and weapons dealing go hand in hand.
• Terrorist groups use drug money to fund their
  organizations.

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Drugs and Terrorism Continued

• Economic Impact
• Afghanistan
• 50 of GDP comes from drugs
• 4 of the population is addicted
• Osama Bin Laden

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U.S. Involvement

• Economic support funds
• Military assistance
• Drugs not a huge priority
• Reconsidering military to military cooperation

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The Importance of Central Asia

• Nuclear Tensions
• Kashmir
• Drugs and Terrorism
• US Involvement