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This report takes a hard look at Pakistan's nuclear programs and its desire to be viewed as a 'normal' nuclear state. In the last case, the report's authors argue that Islamabad has neither the markets nor the geopolitical clout to gain the Nuclear Suppliers Group's (NSG) stamp of approval for a civil-nuclear deal. Indeed, they believe the country’s path to 'nuclear normalcy' lies elsewhere. What Pakistan should do is 1) sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty without waiting for India to do so; 2) lift its veto on negotiating the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty; 3) reduce or even stop its fissile material production; 4) separate its civilian and military nuclear facilities; and 5) help reinforce other nuclear norms.