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Khan Man? David Armstrong November 11, 2004 Since September 11, 2001, President Bush has consistently touted his administration's determination to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction to terrorists and regimes that sponsor them. As evidence of progress, in his first debate with John Kerry, the president proclaimed that the nuclear smuggling ring headed by Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan had been "brought to justice." In truth, however, nothing of the kind has occurred. More than ten months after the public exposure of Khan's proliferation network, no one involved has been prosecuted. Khan himself received a full pardon from...

Sources: Equipment stolen from Pakistan's nuclear weapons lab went to Iran, North Korea, Libya and Malaysia ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The father of Pakistan's nuclear program smuggled out high-tech centrifuges used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons and other equipment to Iran, Libya, North Korea and Malaysia through an international black market network, officials said Tuesday. "In some cases, chartered planes were used to smuggle out centrifuge machines and other sophisticated equipment to these countries," a senior government official told The Associated Press. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said two "individuals" from Sri Lanka and Germany...