Arnab,
The retorical question that you have posed is what the most Muslims use to justify why Muslims countries should have nuclear programs.
"3. How many muslim countries possess lethal atomic weapons?"
Perhaps more appropriate questions would be:
Which Muslim country can safeguard thier nuclear weapons and make sure it won't to used annihilate the "Infidels and Zionists" of the West?
Another question is: Can these Muslim nations gaurantee that someone involved in the program won't sell the secrets to the highest bidder? Here is an article that might answer ths question. Link:
Pakistani scientist apologises for nuke leaks
We can all agree that the Muslim countries that do have nuclear weapons, namely Pakistan and possibly Iran, have unstable governments and if there is sudden shift to the Islamic hard-liners, those weapons will be unaccounted for. Frankly I would feel a lot safer is Muslim nations didn't go about trying to develop nuclear programs.
[Edited on 28-3-2004 by Ockey]