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UN desperate to question 'father of Islamic Bomb'
By Massoud Ansari in Karachi and Philip Sherwell
(Filed: 11/06/2006)
Washington has stepped up pressure on Pakistan to allow its disgraced
nuclear scientist, A Q Khan, to be questioned by United Nations inspectors,
after fresh traces of enriched uranium were found on equipment used at an
Iranian military site.
Dr Khan, who is under house arrest, is believed to hold vital information
about Iran's controversial atomic programme, having sold nuclear machinery,
plans and technology to the Islamic regime.
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
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Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
Gen Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's president, is resisting pressure for access
by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials.
It is believed that this is because Dr Khan, 71, who is revered by
Pakistanis as "the father of the Islamic bomb", could reveal embarrassing
details about the role of senior military and government figures in his
renegade nuclear network.
Information from Dr Khan could add crucial insights to the recent discovery,
by IAEA inspectors, of enrichment contamination on machinery previously used
at Teheran's Lavizan-Shian military complex.
The find has dealt a blow to Iran's claims that its sole nuclear goal is the
generation of power, rather than, as Western intelligence agencies believe,
an atomic bomb.
The Lavizan-Shian facility was razed in 2004, on the orders of the Teheran
government, before IAEA staff could inspect it. The IAEA believes that Dr
Khan could provide valuable information about the work taking place there.
The renewed pressure for access to Dr Khan comes as Iran faces intense UN
scrutiny over its nuclear operations.
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In an email to member states on Thursday, the IAEA said Iran had launched a
fresh round of uranium enrichment last week, even as world powers offered it
trade and technological incentives to halt the work.
To the dismay of United States politicians, Pakistan has declared the case
against Dr Khan as "closed", despite few signs of any meaningful
investigation.
All 12 associates of Dr Khan, arrested on suspicion of involvement in the
nuclear proliferation racket, have now been released.
Gen Hameed Gul, the former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence,
told The Sunday Telegraph: "They want to squeeze Dr Khan to use his
statements as evidence for the upcoming meeting of the UN Security Council.
Support from Beijing and Moscow would only be possible if the US is able to
provide ample evidence, and Dr Khan's words could be instrumental."
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