THE WRATH OF KHAN. (cover story)

Khan, A. Q., 1936-; Metallurgists; Nuclear weapon design & construction; Pakistani politics & government, 1988-; Nuclear nonproliferation; Nuclear arms control; Uranium enrichment

The article analyzes how Abdul Quadeer Khan, a nuclear scientist, has made Pakistan a nuclear power. Khan, a metallurgist, returned to Pakistan in the mid-1970s with stolen weapon's designs and has provided the country with an arsenal of nuclear weapons. A review of Khan's personal and professional life is offered. Article topics include the spread of atomic weapons in the 21st century, the governments of the former Soviet Union and India, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.