The founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, has signed a detailed confession admitting that during the last 15 years he provided Iran, North Korea and Libya with the designs and technology to produce the fuel for nuclear weapons. Dr. Khan's admission amounts to one of the most complex and successful efforts to evade international controls to stop nuclear proliferation. ... insisted that the country's military and intelligence officials had been unaware of Dr. Khan's activities during the past decade, despite the huge houses and lavish life he maintained on a relatively modest government stipend. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you ... your super-empowered man. |