As early as the 1980’s, Pakistan reached the nuclear threshold. The engineer Abdul Qader Khan is one of the fathers of the Pakistani bomb. Under his guidance, Pakistan immediately began exporting the technologies necessary for building atomic weapons. He found prospective buyers and partners in both the Middle East and North Korea. Bruno Tertrais, who has worked for 20 years in the fields of defence and strategy, has had access to unique accounts and documents. He recounts how we got to where we are now, and why Khan and his acolytes are free men today. He explains the role played by the CIA, lists which countries are accomplices to the deeds, and why Egypt, Algeria, and perhaps even Burma should be added to the list of potential candidates for the bomb. And finally, he realistically weighs the risks of nuclear terrorism, without resorting to scare tactics. His clear, reader-friendly book, combines expertise, humour and lucidity.