Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist most responsible for making Pakistan a nuclear power who became a rogue dealer of nuclear technology and equipment, has died. He was 85. Doctors…
(Newser) – Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist most responsible for making Pakistan a nuclear power who became a rogue dealer of nuclear technology and equipment, has died. He was 85. Doctors said Khan had COVID-19 and died of breathing difficulties, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pakistan held a state funeral for him Sunday at Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, and flags were lowered to half-staff. Much of Pakistan regarded him as a hero for giving the nation a deterrent against India, its rival that already had nuclear capability. « Without Dr. A.Q. Khan, Pakistan would not have had nuclear weapons, » said a former nuclear official in Pakistan.
