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Sep 23 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: The Strategic Mutual Defense Pact (SMDP) signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on September 17th signals a seismic shift in global power dynamics.
Between 2020 and 2024, more than 60 percent of China's arms exports went to nuclear-armed Pakistan.
China maintains tacit support for this alliance through its deep partnership with Pakistan while simultaneously arming Iran with critical military components.
Pakistan's nuclear umbrella now extends to Saudi Arabia just as China arms Iran with missile technology. Israel, despite receiving $6 billion in fresh US weapons, faces an impossible calculation.
With Pakistan's nuclear deterrent now protecting Saudi Arabia, any preemptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities becomes exponentially more dangerous.