Sunday, June 15, 2008

Mind the gap

And while we're on the subject of Pakistan, it seems that Abdul Qadeer Khan's underground nuclear technology ring is peddling an advanced design for a nuclear device. It's not known who, aside from a bunch of Swiss businessmen, has access to the blueprints found on a recently discovered laptop. Khan is considered a hero to Pakistanis because he fathered its nuke program. He may also have fathered a new wave of international instability but that doesn't seem to bother a nation that's already harboring border crossing militants. Of course, it's entirely possible that the Khan network got its blueprints from the most unlikely of sources. As widespread as the Khan network is, they may very well have picked up new nuke specs while taking the London Underground to Waterloo Station.

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