The Betrayal of a Nuclear Hero: How Pakistan Sacrificed Abdul Qadeer Khan
The untold story of how an innocent scientist was framed for state-authorized nuclear deals to protect his country's leadership
On February 4, 2004, millions of Pakistanis watched in shock as their greatest hero appeared on national television to confess his sins. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the brilliant scientist who had given Pakistan its nuclear deterrent against India, stood before the cameras and admitted to running an international nuclear proliferation network. He apologized to t…




