A. Q. Khan proliferation network

Target entity: A. Q. Khan proliferation network
Context triple: [Pakistan nuclear weapons program, historicalIssue, A. Q. Khan proliferation network]

• A. Pakistan nuclear weapons program
  The Pakistan nuclear weapons program is the country's strategic initiative to develop, test, and maintain a nuclear arsenal, making it one of the world's recognized nuclear-armed states.
• B. North Korean nuclear weapons program
  The North Korean nuclear weapons program is the secretive and heavily militarized effort by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to develop, test, and deploy nuclear warheads and delivery systems in defiance of international sanctions and nonproliferation norms.
• C. Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998
  The Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 were a series of underground detonations that marked Pakistan’s entry into the group of declared nuclear-armed states and triggered regional and global political repercussions.
• D. Norwegian heavy water sabotage
  The Norwegian heavy water sabotage was a series of World War II commando raids by Norwegian resistance fighters, supported by the Allies, to destroy Nazi Germany’s heavy water production and hinder its atomic bomb program.
• E. Operation Cyclone
  Operation Cyclone was a covert CIA program during the Cold War that funneled money, weapons, and training to Afghan mujahideen fighters resisting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: A. Q. Khan proliferation network
Target entity description: The A. Q. Khan proliferation network was an illicit global operation that covertly supplied nuclear technology, designs, and materials to countries such as Iran, Libya, and North Korea, significantly advancing their nuclear capabilities.

• A. Pakistan nuclear weapons program
  The Pakistan nuclear weapons program is the country's strategic initiative to develop, test, and maintain a nuclear arsenal, making it one of the world's recognized nuclear-armed states.
• B. North Korean nuclear weapons program
  The North Korean nuclear weapons program is the secretive and heavily militarized effort by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to develop, test, and deploy nuclear warheads and delivery systems in defiance of international sanctions and nonproliferation norms.
• C. Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998
  The Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 were a series of underground detonations that marked Pakistan’s entry into the group of declared nuclear-armed states and triggered regional and global political repercussions.
• D. Norwegian heavy water sabotage
  The Norwegian heavy water sabotage was a series of World War II commando raids by Norwegian resistance fighters, supported by the Allies, to destroy Nazi Germany’s heavy water production and hinder its atomic bomb program.
• E. Operation Cyclone
  Operation Cyclone was a covert CIA program during the Cold War that funneled money, weapons, and training to Afghan mujahideen fighters resisting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
• F. None of above. chosen