Pakistan serves as a model for North Korea going nuclear

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A team of officials working with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission arrives at a busy intersection on the outskirts of town in the late afternoon sun, climbs up onto the "Monument for the Day of Victory" and starts an inspection.

The anniversary of this country's first nuclear test is Saturday, and everything must be in order. So, taking a rag from the cleaning crew, a senior official personally buffs the silver atom-and-laurel-branch logo on the monument, a five-meter-high replica of Mount Chagai, where the May 28, 1998, test took place.

Despite years of sanctions and international condemnation, the decision to go nuclear is seen by most Pakistanis today as a good one -- and, experts say, their example may offer some insights into the often murky motivations of another country following a similar path, North Korea.

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