Abdul Qadeer Khan
Former CIA Officer Reveals US Knowledge of Pakistan's Nuclear Capability on F-16 Jets Despite Official Denials
Nov 08, 2025 11:28 am CST
Richard Barlow, a former CIA counterproliferation officer, discloses that US administrations knowingly certified Pakistan as non-nuclear through 1989 despite intelligence confirming Pakistani capabilities to mount nuclear weapons on American-supplied F-16 jets. This revelation highlights the complex geopolitical compromises made during the Cold War when Pakistan served as a crucial US ally against Soviet influence in Afghanistan, potentially risking nuclear escalation between India and Pakistan.
Former CIA Officer Reveals: Pakistan's Nuclear Program Designed to Counter India Evolved into "Islamic Bomb" Technology Sharing Network
Nov 07, 2025 09:02 pm CST
Former CIA counterproliferation officer Richard Barlow reveals how Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, initially developed to counter India, evolved under Abdul Qadeer Khan into an "Islamic bomb" initiative that shared critical nuclear technology with Iran and other Muslim nations, potentially accelerating Tehran's nuclear capabilities by decades.
Former CIA Officer Reveals Pakistan Would Lose Conventional War with India and US Control Over Pakistani Nuclear Arsenal
Oct 25, 2025 01:56 pm CST
A former CIA officer with 15 years of experience reveals critical insights about India-Pakistan tensions, including US belief that Pakistan would lose any conventional war with India, Pentagon's control over Pakistan's nuclear arsenal under Musharraf, and Saudi Arabia's protection of nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. John Kiriakou's revelations provide rare perspective on US intelligence operations in South Asia and nuclear security concerns in the region.