Pakistan nuclear weapons: There are more than 50 Muslim-majority countries in the world, including wealthy and developed Gulf nations, yet Pakistan remains the sole Muslim nation which has managed to build nuclear weapons, raising the question; why other Muslim countries, many of them arguably more powerful and developed than Pakistan, have not been able to acquire a nuclear weapon? Why other Muslim countries don’t have nuclear weapons? AdvertisementIn 1974, India conducted its first successful nuclear Pakistan, resulting in Pakistan intensifying its own efforts to become a nuclear power, with the country’s leadership famously saying that “Pakistanis will eat grass, if that it what it takes to acquire nuclear capabilities”. However, Pakistan’s nuclear success came largely due to Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr. A.Q. AdvertisementExperts believe that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program received substantial help from China, with Beijing providing technical assistance, weapon designs, and strategic guidance at crucial stages.