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Father of the 'Islamic Bomb'

Nov 19 2007

Back to: Why He Went Nuclear

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Burning Flag
Khan
Khan Musharraf
Nuclear Test Site
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The Nuclear Jihadist
Abdul Qadeer Khan established a private network for smuggling bomb-building technology and equipment to Pakistan and then reversed the flow and sold the same lethal secrets to Iran, North Korea, Libya, and, international investigators suspect, at least one still-unknown customer.
Fiery Rage
Demonstrators protested the Pakistani government's treatment of Khan after he apologized for leaking the country's nuclear secrets.
Adulation
A woman throws rose petals over Khan in 1999, the same year Khan provides Libya with plans for a nuclear warhead based on Chinese designs, along with extensive shipments of equipment through his black-market headquarters in Dubai.
Betrayal
Khan (left) meets with President Pervez Musharraf in 2004, after admitting to leaking Pakistan's nuclear secrets.
The Beginning
A replica of Pakistan's first nuclear test site, a source of national pride.