Well it's now almost 2010, making it eleven years since the first nuclear test by Saddam Hussein's regime. To this day we're still speculating about possible Iraqi-Pakistani cooperation in this. Me personally, I doubt whether Iraq was capable of building nukes all by themselves (especially after Israel blew up Osirak-1) and I can't imagine anyone besides Pakistan who would be interested in selling them building schematics or tech. Don't see the Chinese doing it.
Anyway, what do you think of over two decades of Iraqi dominance since their victory in the Iran-Iraq War? Saddam is still firmly in charge and he's still a murderous tyrant although some speculate that he's keeping Iraq from Balkanizing into independent Kurd, Sunni and Shia states. One thing is for certain: Israel is not happy which is probably why they revealed their nuclear capabilities in 1999 when Saddam tested a 22 kiloton A-bomb, showing off with a 65 kiloton warhead. Iran is pissed as hell too and wants nukes.
We, Israel and Iran see him as a murderous tyrants while Arabs see him as a champion of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism. Maybe some Arabs here who care to comment?
Thoughts?