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Father of Pakistan's nuclear program confined to capital during probe into weapons technology leaks
SF Gate / AP ^
| 1/24/04
| MATTHEW PENNINGTON
Posted on 01/24/2004 1:39:17 PM PST by Valin
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:45:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The father of Pakistan's nuclear program, considered a national hero for giving the Islamic world its first atomic bomb, has been confined to the capital as investigators probe whether scientists leaked weapons technology, an acquaintance said Saturday.
Abdul Qadeer Khan has been questioned "many times" in recent weeks, said Zahid Malik, author of the book "Islamic Bomb" on Pakistan's nuclear program.
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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abdulqadeerkhan; islamicbomb; nuclearproliferation; nuclearsecrets; pakistan
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posted on
01/24/2004 1:39:18 PM PST
by
Valin
To: Valin; Dog; Dog Gone
Thanks for posting this!
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posted on
01/24/2004 2:10:15 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Khan is almost certainly responsible for this. Musharraf has a problem, though, in prosecuting someone who is considered a hero in that country.
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posted on
01/24/2004 2:16:37 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
Musharraf has a problem....
/understatement
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posted on
01/24/2004 2:21:14 PM PST
by
Valin
(We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.)
To: Valin
Musharraf has a problem....
That means we have a problem. Good post, thanks
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posted on
01/24/2004 2:32:52 PM PST
by
bulldogs
(Tough people don't whine)
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