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A look at the life of A.Q. Khan, scientist behind Pakistan's nuclear weapons program

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The father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and a proponent of nuclear proliferation, Abdul Qadeer Khan, died Sunday at the age of 85 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19. He was a figure mired in controversy who launched Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, but also admitted to sharing nuclear technology secrets with Iran, Libya, and North Korea. Nick Schifrin reports.

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U.S. & Canada
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A Q KHAN, Atomic Bomb, Abdul Qadeer Khan
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