DNI Says Pakistan’s Growing Missile Capabilities Seen as Risk to US
In the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment Report, she highlighted Pakistan alongside Russia and other nations as part of emerging security concerns.
“Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan have been researching and developing an array of novel, advanced, or traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads, that put our homeland within range,” Gabbard told the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. “Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile development potentially could include ICBMs with the range capable of striking the homeland.”
Gabbard also projected that the number of missiles capable of threatening the US could rise from over 3,000 today to more than 16,000 by 2035.
Washington-based scholar Shuja Nawaz told Dawn News that this assessment aligns with previous Biden administration analyses, which included sanctions on Pakistani entities and efforts to restrict the acquisition of advanced technologies.
US-Pakistan relations have experienced fluctuations over the decades. Pakistan was an ally of the US during the Cold War and participated in initiatives such as the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) and the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO).
In 2004, the US designated Pakistan a major non-NATO ally, although tensions later arose over allegations that Islamabad supported the Afghanistan Taliban and undermined US interests in the country until 2021.
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