Pakistani "Rogue Scientist" & Ring Have Plans for Nuclear Weapons

by PEP | June 16, 2008 at 01:28 am
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Thd Khan network is reportedly trafficking plans for advanced nuclear weapons with the latest electronic capabilities, officials said. One missile that could readily carry one of their designs: an Iranian missile designed by North Koreans.

American and international investigators say that they have found the electronic blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon on computers that belonged to the nuclear smuggling network run by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the rogue Pakistani nuclear scientist, but that they have not been able to determine whether they were sold to Iran or the smuggling ring's other customers.

The plans appear to closely resemble a nuclear weapon that was built by Pakistan and first tested exactly a decade ago. But when confronted with the design by officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency last year, Pakistani officials insisted that Khan, who has been lobbying in recent months to be released from the loose house arrest that he has been under since 2004, did not have access to Pakistan's weapons designs.

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PEP

Bill Broad, always an excellent, thorough writer (and nice guy) and William Sanger have published their investigation into Khan's nuclear network.

Rhonda J Mangus
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at 03:39 on June 16th, 2008

PEP, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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PEP

This is scary stuff! Thanks for the read and flag.

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Rhonda J Mangus

You are quite welcome, PEP!

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