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"I have much to answer for ... I was confronted with the evidence ... and I have voluntarily admitted that much of it is true and accurate."
Abdul Qadeer Khan, founder of Pakistan's nuclear-weapons program, who appeared on national television to admit having shared nuclear technology with Libya, North Korea and Iran

"Nobody comes inside and checks our things. We check them ourselves."
General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani President, rejecting the U.N.'s request to supervise Pakistan's nuclear program

"I don't know."
Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State, when asked whether he would...

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