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Nuclear Security - Up Against Terrorism and the Black Market This began as a simple search for all news information related to yesterday's story about the attack on the South African nuclear facility: Attack at Pelindaba nuclear facility. However, first up on my search came the story of Asher Karni, an Israeli businessman living in South Africa. While acting as middleman, Asher Karni imported from U.S. manufacturers 200 triggered spark gaps which Karni claimed were to be delivered to a South African hospital. In reality, the triggered spark gaps were going to a Pakistani buyer who was connected to...

Posted on Fri, Apr. 08, 2005 Pakistani accused of nuke device exportsLARA JAKES JORDANAssociated Press WASHINGTON - A Pakistani businessman illegally exported devices from the United States that could be used to test, develop and detonate nuclear weapons, the government alleged on Friday.A federal indictment against Humayun A. Khan was unsealed along with a guilty plea by his alleged partner, Asher Karni, who admitted routing sophisticated oscilloscopes and high-speed electrical switches through South Africa to avoid raising authorities' suspicions. The scopes and the switches were then shipped to Pakistan.The United States prohibits the export of the switches - also...