Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/08/200983072413470167.html

The US has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying US-made missiles to expand its ability to hit land-based targets, according to a report in the New York Times. The accusation, made amid growing concerns about Pakistan's increasingly rapid conventional and nuclear weapons development, triggered a new round of US-Pakistani tensions, the report says. The accusation, made amid growing concerns about Pakistan's increasingly rapid conventional and nuclear weapons development, triggered a new round of US-Pakistani tensions, the report says. "The focus of our concern is that this is a potential unauthorised modification of a maritime anti-ship defensive capability to an offensive land-attack missile," a senior administration official told the paper. "When we have concerns, we act aggressively." The US pulls out of Pakistan. No tension. Problem solved. AND: The US pulls out of Afghanistan too. No tension. Problem solved.