Dual‑Use Nuclear Facilities Blur Line Between Defense and Power Generation

The report emphasizes that the very processes used to fabricate reactor fuel can also yield weapons‑grade material. In Pakistan, design choices, enrichment levels and fuel‑cycle decisions are tailored to maximise fissile output for military purposes.

Consequently, installations that could have contributed to a robust civilian energy grid are operated in a way that favours rapid conversion to a weapons‑ready state, making a clear separation between civil and military nuclear sectors practically impossible.