West warned on nuclear terrorist threat from Pakistan

West warned on nuclear terrorist threat from Pakistan: "The next few months will be crucial in defusing a global terrorist threat that would be even deadlier than the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, a leading Washington counter-terrorism expert warns.

David Kilcullen — a former Australian army lieutenant colonel who helped devise the US troop surge that revitalised the American campaign in Iraq — fears Pakistan is at risk of falling under al-Qaeda control.

If that were to happen, the terrorist group could end up controlling what Dr Kilcullen calls 'Talibanistan'. 'Pakistan is what keeps me awake at night,' said Dr Kilcullen, who was a specialist adviser for the Bush administration and is now a consultant to the Obama White House."