Musharraf's Fury: How CIA Uncovered Pakistan's Nuclear Scientist AQ Khan's Global Proliferation Network

Nov 24, 2025 01:36 pm CST

Former CIA operations chief James Lawler reveals how the US intelligence agency infiltrated and dismantled the dangerous nuclear trafficking network of Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's nuclear scientist. The article details President Pervez Musharraf's explosive reaction upon learning Khan was selling nuclear secrets internationally, leading to Khan's house arrest and the disruption of a global nuclear proliferation network that threatened international security.