He’s been called the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb and a real-life Bond villain and depending on where you’re from, he’s a national hero or was the world’s most dangerous arms dealer - who made a career of selling his knowledge of nuclear weapons.
# A.Q. Khan: The Nuclear Proliferator Who Changed the World
Dive into the wild true story of A.Q. Khan, a Pakistani scientist who became one of history's most consequential nuclear weapons dealers, helping countries from Iran to North Korea to Libya develop atomic programs in direct violation of international treaties. Josh and Chuck explore how this metallurgist went from stealing blueprints in the Netherlands to running a global black market nuclear network complete with sales brochures, all while the U.S. looked the other way because it needed Pakistan as an ally during the Cold War and beyond. It's a fascinating tale of ambition, geopolitics, and how one man's determination to help Muslim nations level the nuclear playing field created a world far more dangerous than anyone bargained for.
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