Friday, February 6, 2009

AQ Khan released

Pakistan's nuclear hero has been released from house arrest. He wrote down nuclear secrets as an employee in European nuclear facilities. He then sold those secrets to the Iranians, Libyans and North Koreans. The US wants him for questioning and Pakistan will undoubtedly refuse to hand him over. He's the brains behind Pakistan's nuclear program and a national hero there. Fat chance the US will be able to obtain him, unless Obama has seriously not given up on rendition.

Questioning him at this point is really irrelevant and does little for US national security. Especially when I remember reading an article about how a bear snuck into a Russian nuclear facility a couple of years ago. The world has more serious issues than questioning Khan who sold his secrets years ago. The global nuclear security infrastructure needs greater attention, not some has been nuclear scientist.

CNN: Pakistani nuclear scientist freed from house arrest

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