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Nature 427, 379 (29 January 2004) | doi:10.1038/427379a

Good and bad in Pakistan

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The Pakistan government is investigating whether scientists leaked nuclear technology to Iran. The affair could undermine public confidence in President Musharraf and divert attention from long-overdue reforms to science and education.

Did Pakistani scientists sell nuclear technology to Iran? And if they did, was the government involved?