"Pakistani government investigations are reported to have obtained a statement from Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's gas centrifuge program who was recently removed from his post as advisor to Pakistan's Prime Minister, acknowledging that he provided nuclear technology, components, and equipment to Iran, Libya, and North Korea. So far, the revelations about Khan's activities have focused on the transfer of gas centrifuge designs and components and the wherewithal to make centrifuges. However, a troubling development is the likelihood that Khan and his associates have also transferred nuclear weapon designs to these countries. Libya is reported to have told investigators from the US government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it had acquired nuclear weapon design information. The source was probably Pakistanis, according to a person close to the Libyan investigation."

Khan took the fall, and was "pardoned" by Musharrif. To think that one person transferred that technology without the government's permission and profiting is hopelessly naive.

Oh, yes. Pakistan is building a plutonium reactor, giving it the ability to manufacture about 40 warheads per year.

And conservatives are worried about North Korea. Go figure.

Arf