A side-note on that treasure trove of documents that AQ Khan gave Simon Henderson.
I keep recommending Henderson’s account of the documents in the Times as background, but allow me to make another recommendation — Henderson’s 1993 review of his involvement in the Pakistan nuclear issue in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, followed by a lengthy interview with Khan.
It’s a goldmine, not least for how Khan chooses to handle direct questions about the nuclear weapons production that we now know was occurring at Kahuta.
The most interesting part, to me, is Henderson’s revelation that Khan kept a diary in English:
But Khan looks forward to being able to collaborate with me on a book. He admitted that he has kept a diary since 1976, when he returned from Europe to start enrichment work. It is written in English “so that my wife can read it when I am gone.” I put in a request for a copy.
Wow, I’d love to see a copy of that. Wonder if the ISI grabbed it when Khan went under house arrest or if there is a second copy floating about.