Stolen nuclear bomb's blueprints, smuggled parts: Here's how Pakistani scientist AQ Khan supported Iran's nuclear dreams
Stolen nuclear bomb's blueprints, smuggled parts: Here's how Pakistani scientist AQ Khan supported Iran's nuclear dreams
The prime reason behind the Iran-Israel conflict is Tehran's nuclear program. It is the reason why Israel launched deadly airstrikes and missile barrages. Interestingly, the nuclear program, which is at the heart of the ongoing war, was not built by Iran. The Middle Eastern country acquired crucial information, technology, and expertise from another country, effectively buying it into existence. It all started before the world grew concerned about Tehran's uranium enrichment at Natanz. The country had already found a shortcut – thanks to a Pakistani nuclear scientist named Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is a hero in Pakistan but infamous worldwide for running a dangerous black-market nuclear network. Khan sold centrifuge designs, crucial parts and blueprints of the nuclear bomb to Iran which he stole from Europe. He sent Pakistani-made components to Iran through secret routes in Malaysia and Dubai. It is a fact that Iran's nuclear program grew from Khan's underground network.
Abdul Qadeer Khan was a Pakistani metallurgist who stole nuclear bomb's blueprints from Europe and built Pakistan's atomic bomb. He later shared the knowledge, creating the world's most dangerous black market for nuclear technology — one that gave Iran much more than just ambition.
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