Obama May Parachute US Troops If Terrorists Try To Acquire Pak Nuke Assets

London, May 16 : US troops will be deployed in Pakistan if the nation's nuclear installations come under threat from terrorists out to avenge the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the Sunday Express reported. A US source told the Sunday Express: “The plan is green lit and the President has already shown he is ­wiling to deploy troops in Pakistan if he feels it is important for national security.” However, news of the plan has ­further increased tension between the US and Pakistan with relations already at an all-time low after the Operation Geronimo raid by the US Navy Seal special forces team that killed Bin Laden at the house where he had been hiding in Abbottabad, near to a Pakistan military academy. An angry Pakistani official said: “Pakistan has an elaborate command and ­control structure and is fully capable of defending its strategic assets under any circumstances and does not need any assistance from any country, including the US, to safeguard its nuclear installations.” The plan reflects growing concern over reprisals for the Al Qaeda terror leader's death. “If Obama can persuade congress that placing US troops at the installations is necessary to protect US ­citizens from possible nuclear attack, then that's what he will do.” The Pentagon on Saturday refused to deny the existence of the plan, with a spokesman saying only: “We are ­confident that Pakistan has taken appropriate steps towards securing its nuclear arsenal.”