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An “energy expert” replies to the newspaper Al-Marsad

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Former Chief Inspector of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Dr Yusri Abu Shadi, explained how a poor country like Pakistan managed to get a nuclear weapon in the mid-1970s.

He said during an interview on the “In the Picture” program, broadcast on the Gulf Rotana channel, that the Pakistani president at this time, “Zulfikar Ali Bhutto”, was very excited, because India detonated a nuclear bomb in 1974. , and claimed that it was a peaceful bomb, in addition to the occurrence of 4 wars between India and Pakistan, the president felt that Pakistan’s national security was threatened.

He went on, Zulfikar hired a Pakistani expert in nuclear reactors and appointed him head of atomic energy, and another Pakistani who worked in a uranium enrichment plant in Europe was hired, and he managed to get the blueprints, fled with them and returned. in Pakistan, noting that the Pakistani president separated the two and made them both work separately.

He noted that the two were able to achieve high production capacity and uranium enrichment and extraction facilities were set up. He pointed out that some Arab countries, such as Libya, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, have provided assistance to Pakistan, including spending on nuclear facilities.

He added, when India detonated the second bomb in 1998, Pakistan carried out 6 explosions, including 5 highly enriched uranium bombs.

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