A.Q. Khan network
nuclear. Also Khan network
A clandestine supply network led by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the metallurgist who had headed Pakistan’s uranium-enrichment programme, that provided centrifuge designs, components and know-how to Iran, Libya and North Korea. Exposed in 2003–04, it led Khan to confess on Pakistani television in February 2004; President Musharraf pardoned him, and he later retracted the confession. The United States imposed sanctions on Khan and associates in 2009.123
Linked from 2 pages across CUPA.
Sources
- Designation of A.Q. Khan and Associates for Nuclear Proliferation Activities. US Department of State (2009–2017 archive). Official
- Turning a Blind Eye Again? The Khan Network’s History and Lessons for U.S. Policy. Arms Control Association, 2005-03. Scholarly
- A. Q. Khan. Atomic Heritage Foundation. Reference
