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The United States has said it was confident of the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal after heavily armed militants stormed the Kamra air force base, leaving 10 people dead in cross-firing. Offering condolences over the attack claimed by the Taliban, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. had no reason to doubt Pakistan 's account that the Minhas base was free of nuclear weapons, reports The Express Tribune. "We have confidence that the government of Pakistan is well aware of the range of potential threats to its nuclear arsenal and has secured its nuclear arsenal accordingly," Nuland was quoted, as saying. "We do talk about these issues and support Pakistani efforts to keep them secure - we have for quite a long, long time. And we don't have any reason to be concerned at this moment," she said. Earlier the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spokesperson, Commander Bill Speaks, had said they have no indication that the Kamra airbase attack endangered Pakistan 's nuclear assets, and commended Pakistani security forces for repelling the attack at the PAF base. Media reports had indicated that the PAF base in Kamra is home to Pakistan 's nuclear arsenal. Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan rejected U.S. concerns that its nuclear assets may fall into the wrong hands, insisting the country's strategic assets were safe and sound. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Moazzam Ali Khan said, " Pakistan 's strategic assets are safe and sound and we have a robust command and control in place, so nobody should worry about the safety and security of our nuclear assets." The statements were in reaction to recent remarks made by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who feared that Pakistan 's nuclear assets were in danger of falling into the hands of terrorists if terrorism was not controlled in the country.

US confident of Pakistan nuclear arsenal safety