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Strategic Plans Division

nuclear. Also SPD

The secretariat of Pakistan’s National Command Authority, whose Director-General is ex officio Secretary of the Authority. It plans and manages Pakistan’s nuclear forces and is responsible for the physical security of the arsenal and its materials, export controls and nuclear security. Its Director-General has usually been a senior serving or retired army officer.12

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Sources

  1. Strategic Plans Division (SPD). GlobalSecurity.org. Reference
  2. Pakistan Establishes Nuclear Control Body. Arms Control Association, 2000-03. Reference

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