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October 10, 2005
Pakistan: Musharraf Confirms Transfer of Nuclear Technology to North Korea
This is an old story, but worth mentioning. Pervy Musharraf did well to come up clean. Still, why doesn't Pervy lets U.S. investigators talk to A.Q. Khan? Pakistan President Confirms Transfer of Nuclear Weapons Technology to North Korea
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed that the founder of his country's nuclear weapons program illegally exported centrifuges to North Korea, equipment used to produce fuel for atomic bombs. The statement comes as six-party talks over how to end Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program are underway in Beijing, and analysts say the Pakistani leader's comments could lead to increased pressure in those talks on North Korea.President Musharraf told The New York Times that the results of the two-year-long interrogation of Abdul Qadeer Khan, who led Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, have established that Mr. Khan illegally transferred more than a dozen centrifuges to North Korea.
Mr. Khan, who allegedly ran the world's largest proliferation network, admitted in a stunning televised speech last year that he sold nuclear technology to Libya, Iran, North Korea. Mr. Musharraf pardoned him, citing his vital contribution to national security, but Mr. Khan has since been placed under house arrest, and access to him is strictly limited.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 10, 2005 1:13 PM
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