Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal to US: Shocking claims by ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal have grabbed global attention. He revealed that former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was “bought” by the US in exchange for billions of dollars in aid. Kiriakou also disclosed several important secrets concerning the politics of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and South Asia. According to him, there was a time when the US had control over Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.

John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer who spent 15 years handling counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan, told ANI, “The US prefers to work with dictators because there’s no public or media pressure. We bought Musharraf, and he allowed us to do whatever we wanted in Pakistan.”

He added that Musharraf was playing a double game—while he appeared to cooperate with the US against terrorism, he simultaneously kept the Pakistani army and terrorist groups active against India. Kiriakou said, “The Pakistani army didn’t care about al-Qaeda; their real concern was India. Musharraf was ostensibly supporting the US, but behind the scenes, he was working against India.”

John Kiriakou’s Shocking claims on Saudi Arabia and AQ Khan

John Kiriakou, who worked for the CIA for 15 years and handled counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan, told ANI, “The US prefers to work with dictators because there’s no public or media pressure. We bought Musharraf, and he allowed us to do whatever we wanted in Pakistan.”

Kiriakou said the US was once about to take action against Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan but backed down at Saudi Arabia’s request. He added, “If we had thought like Israel, we would have eliminated AQ Khan. He wasn’t hard to find, but Saudi Arabia said, ‘Leave him, we’re working with him.’”

According to Kiriakou, this was a major mistake by the US. He explained that Saudi Arabia itself was pursuing nuclear technology, which may be why it protected AQ Khan. “We always suspected that Saudi Arabia was developing its own nuclear capabilities,” he said.

He also suggested that the recent Saudi-Pakistan defense agreement may be linked to this old relationship. “Now Saudi Arabia is probably recovering the investments it made years ago.”