Dr. Imran Khurshid’s article titled “Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme: What Declassified U.S. Records Reveal” was published in Firstpost on 29 December 2025
The article analyses newly declassified U.S. archival records to examine international perceptions and strategic assessments of Pakistan’s nuclear programme. It highlights how successive U.S. administrations privately viewed proliferation risks in South Asia, often navigating tensions between non-proliferation commitments and broader geopolitical and strategic interests. The piece argues that these declassified records expose enduring contradictions in U.S. nuclear policy—particularly the selective application of non-proliferation norms—and assesses their long-term implications for regional security and strategic stability in South Asia. It situates Pakistan’s nuclear trajectory within wider debates on global nuclear governance, great-power politics, and the evolving security architecture of the subcontinent.
