Pakistan Gets Its Way Again
K. Subrahmanyam, Strategic Affairs Analyst | February 9, 2009
“A Q Khan, the […] self-confessed nuclear proliferator, is walking free.” ++ After announcing that his confession was made under duress, a secret agreement was made with the Pakistani government. ++ The international community will likely allow such lenience because of Pakistan’s strategic importance; US involvement in the deal remains under question. ++ It is more imperative than ever that the US secure Russian and Central Asian routes so that it does not need to sacrifice its policies in order to influence the Pakistan-Afghanistan region.
