Nuclear Tango: Why a Hero Fell from Grace

Verzio FF submission A documentary that investigates and puts together why Dr. A.Q. Khan, the father of the Pakistani nuclear weapons program was made to take the rap and accept responsibility for having orchestrated the Pakistan–North Korea nuclear relationship. The film establishes the critical ro...

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Other Authors: Malhotra, Iqbal
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Published: Mahotra, Iqbal 2006
India
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8fa1933c-f7e7-460f-a338-d1f52f6ca743
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Summary:Verzio FF submission A documentary that investigates and puts together why Dr. A.Q. Khan, the father of the Pakistani nuclear weapons program was made to take the rap and accept responsibility for having orchestrated the Pakistan–North Korea nuclear relationship. The film establishes the critical role that Pakistan has played in nursing North Korea to establish itself as a potent nuclear power with a delivery capability. This assistance was guided by the Chinese Government, through the identified efforts of General Xiong Guangkai, Deputy Chief of the Peoples Liberation Army, who in CIA parlance, was the case officer for this exchange between the Pakistani’s and the North Koreans.
Published:2006