Pakistani scientist distributing nuke secrets

Written by Al Barger
Published February 02, 2004

So, we're all amusing ourselves speculating about Janet Jackson's Superbowl Nipple Scandal (me included). Meanwhile in the real world:

The founder of Pakistan's nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, has acknowledged he transferred nuclear technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea, a Pakistani government official said Monday.

Khan made the confession in a written statement submitted "a couple of days ago" to investigators probing allegations of nuclear proliferation by Pakistan, the official told The Associated Press on condition on anonymity.

The transfers were made during the late 1980s and in the early and mid 1990s, and were motivated by "personal greed and ambition," the official said.

Supposedly, these transfers stopped after Musharaff established a new control system over their nuclear program.

Oh, hell. Pakistan with nukes is bad enough, without these other jacklegs getting a foothold in the nuclear game.

On the other hand, it's definitely good to know. This should give us a much better idea of where these other countries are at with their programs. It should also increase our leverage in generating pressure on these outlaw regimes.

Pushing for regime change in Iran and North Korea looks better and better by the day.

Unreformed hawkish Hoosier hillbilly and sometimes candidate Al Barger runs the still squeezin' down the psychodelic Kentucky moonshine at MoreThings.com, what with the paranoid religious visions and the Pentacostal music and visions of God and anarchy running amok and such. Somebody oughta call the cops to report his out of control freedom of conscience. Till they come to take him away somewhere where he can't hurt anyone else, you can check out his weekly column of NEW ALBUM RELEASES.
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