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« on: February 05, 2004, 09:39:36 PM »

Pretty disturbing, really.
 
And love the quote halfway down the page at the BBC:
 
"The military is definitely involved. One can't clap with one hand" - Syed Kosar Ahmed, Peshawar
 
Here's an excerpt:
 
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Pakistan will not allow the UN to inspect its nuclear programme, President Pervez Musharraf has said.


Islamabad will co-operate with the UN atomic agency, the IAEA, but will not hand over any documents, he said.

He was speaking after pardoning Abdul Qadeer Khan - the top scientist who admitted leaking nuclear weapons secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea.

IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei has said Mr Khan's revelations are only the "tip of the iceberg" of illegal trafficking.



In Washington, the director of the CIA, George Tenet, said that the exposure of Pakistan's leading nuclear scientist followed a series of daring operations by American and British spies over several years.

Mr Tenet said Mr Khan had been guilty of nuclear profiteering on four continents.

And he said the revelation of his activities would put back the nuclear ambitions of some countries for years.

The BBC's Jon Leyne in Washington says US officials are concerned about a new era of proliferation with not just governments handing over secrets, but individuals too. He adds that no-one believes Mr Khan acted on his own and there will be private pressure from the US to its ally for all the facts.

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