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Musharraf confirms that North Korea's nuclear technology came from Pakistan

NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , ISLAMABAD

"I think it would be absolutely shocking that they not have some idea," said George Perkovich, a nonproliferation expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. "There were planes flying back and forth."

In the interview, Musharraf played down the significance of the shipments, saying Khan was not an expert in other techniques and technologies needed for developing a bomb.

"Dr. A.Q. Khan's part is only enriching the uranium to weapons grade," Musharraf said. "He does not know about making the bomb. He does not know about the trigger mechanism. He does not know about the delivery system."

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