Fears over nuclear weapon plans

An international smuggling ring managed to acquire blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon, a former UN arms inspector is to say in a new report.

David Albright, who investigated the ring led by Pakistani scientist AQ Khan, found the drawings in 2006.

His report, due to be published later this week but seen in advance by the Washington Post, suggests the plans may have been sold to rogue regimes.

The blueprints included key details for building a compact nuclear device.

Such a device, unlike less advanced ones, could be fitted to the kind of ballistic missile used by Iran and more than a dozen developing countries.

Source: BBC News (click to read full story)