How Did Pakistan Become a Nuclear Power and Overcome Sanctions?

How did Pakistan manage to acquire nuclear weapons and overcome international pressure and sanctions, while Iran is facing a very different set of circumstances today?

In this video, we explore the behind-the-scenes story of Pakistan’s nuclear program, the famous words of former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and how Islamabad succeeded in building major alliances during the Cold War, navigating relations between rival and competing powers, and playing a role in mediation.

We also examine the regional challenges, the new factor represented by the trilateral defense agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, and whether we could be witnessing an expansion of the current conflict.