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The Man Who Blew Up The World

The Man Who Blew Up The World

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From the crisis in American democracy to the collapse of the Middle East’s petrochemical oligarchies, this is your guide to the dangers that mass media isn’t covering.

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The nuclear nightmare is back – and just one man gave unstable
states across the world access to weapons that could bring down the
apocalypse. This is the story of Abdul Qadeer Khan, a gifted
scientist who grew to fear India in the chaos and butchery of
Partition, then worked to give his new home, Pakistan, the
protection of a nuclear arsenal. Disastrously, he would spread this
dangerous knowledge. Thus began the Subcontinent’s own arms race,
its spillover to North Korea, Iran and beyond… and AQ Khan’s
journey to become another Oppenheimer: the father of nuclear
nightmares. Support Doomsday Watch on Patreon and get next week’s
episode now, plus much more: www.doomsdaywatch.co.uk “Without this
one-man proliferation machine, none of North Korea, Pakistan or
Iran’s nuclear programmes would have succeeded.” – Arthur
Snell “Khan became a zealot. He thought he could save not just
Pakistan but the whole Muslim world. And that’s where he went
terribly wrong.” – Hassan Abbas “Russia’s war in Ukraine may
be disastrous – but it’s taught everyone the value of nukes.”
– Arthur Snell Photograph of AQ Khan: Getty Images Written and
presented by Arthur Snell. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Assistant
producer: Jacob Archbold. Original music by Paul Hartnoll
– https://www.orbitalofficial.com . Group Editor Andrew
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