Pakistan, which initially developed nuclear weapons to counter India, later changed its ambitions to build an "Islamic bomb" and transfer technology to other Muslim countries like Iran, claimed Richard Barlow, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer.

"Pakistan's primary motive for developing nuclear weapons was to counter India. But it was also very clear from AQ Khan and the generals' perspective that it was not just the Pakistani bomb; it was the Islamic bomb -- the Muslim bomb," Barlow added.

#WATCH | On the reported Israel-India proposal for a preemptive strike on Pakistan’s Kahuta nuclear facility, Former CIA Officer Richard Barlow says, "It never happened, it was just talk. It is a shame that Indira (former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi) did not approve… pic.t

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