Read the book Deception and you will understand how Pak obtained the bomb, starting 1974.
If North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan are associated with "evil" regimes, the most evil it seems was the Pakistani Army / ISI, with or without the knowledge of the government.
Looks like Mr. A.Q.Khan - the nuclear black marketeer - openly flaunted international laws, stole openly and sold all kinds of banned elements to the above countries looking for a easy way to get the bomb. The book is amazingly detailed on when, where and how A.Q.Khan developed these networks. He stole uranium enrichment designs initially from Europe, then got bomb designs from China and eventually traded with North Korea for missiles.
The biggest hypocrisy exposed in the book is the USA. They looked the other way when this was going on because they wanted to beat back the Soviets from Afghanistan which needed Pak's support in 1979 (and again today). In reality, multiple US Presidents actually lie to Congress on their certification that Pak does NOT have the bomb, even though everyone knew that by 1984 they had most of the components of it.
India is of course concerned about all of this and wants Pak to be designated a terror state but with the US still reliant on Pak, I doubt that is going to happen.
What would be ironic would be if a bomb - even a dirty bomb - goes off in the USA or in China and it is traced back to Pakistan. Most times the monster turns on its creator.
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