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Subject: Sale of West's Nuclear Secrets-Part 3 of 3
From: reginal..._at_hotmail.com
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Part 3 and conclusion of 3 parts.
"... involving Turkish nationals.
She has always claimed that she was victimised for being outspoken and
was vindicated by an Office of the Inspector General review of her
case three years later. It found that one of the contributory reasons
for her sacking was that she made valid complaints.
The US attorney-general has imposed a state secrets privilege order on
her, which prevents her revealing more details of the FBI's methods
and current investigations.
Her allegations were heard in a closed session of Congress, but no
action has been taken and she continues to campaign for a public
hearing.
She was able to discuss the case with The Sunday Times because, by the
end of January 2002, the justice department had shut down the
programme.
The senior official in the State Department no longer works there.
Last week he denied all of Edmonds's allegations: 'If you are calling
me to say somebody said that I took money, that's outrageous ... I do
not have anything to say about such stupid ridiculous things as this.'
In researching this article, The Sunday Times has talked to two FBI
officers (one serving, one former) and two former CIA sources who
worked on nuclear prolifieration. While none was aware of specific
allegations against officials she names, they did provide overlapping
corroboration of Edmonds's story.
One of the CIA sources confirmed that the Turks had acquired nuclear
secrets from the United States and shared the information with
Pakistan and Israel. 'We have no indication that Turkey has its own
nuclear ambitions. But the Turks are traders. To my knowledge they
became big players in the late 1990s,' the source said.
How Pakistan got the bomb, then sold it to the highest bidders
1965 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan's foreign minister, says 'If India
builds the bomb, we will eat grass ... but we will get one of our own'
1974 Nuclear programme becomes increased priority as India tests a
nuclear device
1976 Abdul Qadeer Khan, a scientist, steals secrets from a Dutch
uranium plant. Made head of his nation's nuclear programme by Bhutto,
now prime minister
1976 onwards Clandestine networks established to obtain materials and
technology for uranium enrichment from the West
1985 Pakistan produces weapons-grade uranium for the first time
1989-1991 Khan's network sells Iran nuclear weapons information and
technology
1991-1997 Khan sells weapons technology to North Korea and Libya
1998 India tests nuclear bomb and Pakistan follows with a series of
nuclear tests. Khan says: 'I never had any doubts I was building a
bomb. We had to do it'
2001 CIA chief George Tenet gathers officials for crisis summit on the
prolifieration of nuclear technology from Pakistan to other countries
2001 Weeks before 9/11, Khan's aides meet Osama Bin Laden to discuss
an Al-Qaeda nuclear device
2001 After 9/11 prolifieration crisis becomes secondary as Pakistan is
seen as important ally in war on terror
2003 Libya abandons nuclear weapons programme and admits acquiring
components through Pakistani nuclear scientists
2004 Khan placed under house arrest and confesses to suppling Iran,
Libya and North Korea with weapons technology. He is pardoned by
President Pervez Musharraf
2006 North Korea tests a nuclear bomb
2007 Renewed fears that bomb may fall into hands of Islamic extremists
as killing of Benazir Bhutto throws country into turmoil."
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The End
Reg Curtis
See
http://tinyurl.com/2s2key
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