In a revealing interview, former CIA officer Richard Barlow exposed the U.S. government's decision to disregard warnings about Pakistan's nuclear weapons program during the 1980s. Barlow, a seasoned intelligence expert, explained that despite undeniable evidence of atomic development, senior officials opted to ignore the issue to secure Pakistani cooperation in channeling military aid to Afghan forces resisting Soviet incursions.

The Reagan administration's strategy, according to Barlow, heavily favored Cold War priorities over nuclear non-proliferation. Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski's influential 1980 memo underscored this stance, emphasizing that non-proliferation should not dictate foreign policy. Barlow described this as a fundamental policy failure, rather than

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