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A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network

351 events in this timeline

Open-Content investigative project managed by Paul, KJF

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  1. 1972-05-01 May 1, 1972: A. Q. Khan Starts Work for Dutch Nuclear Company, Obtains Classified Information despite Lacking Proper Clearance
  2. 1974-05-18 May 18, 1974: India Tests First Nuclear Device
  3. 1974-05-18 After May 18, 1974: A. Q. Khan Offers Services to Pakistan
  4. 1975-02-15 After February 15, 1975: Pakistan Begins Uranium Enrichment Program
  5. 1975-12-15 March-December 15, 1975: A. Q. Khan Steals More Secrets in Europe for Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program
  6. 1976-07-31 July 31, 1976: A. Q. Khan Appointed Head of Pakistan’s Uranium Enrichment Program
  7. 1977-04-27 April 27, 1977: President Carter Reaffirms Commitment to Non-Proliferation
  8. 1978-04-04 Shortly Before or on April 4, 1978: Pakistan Enriches Small Quantities of Uranium for First Time
  9. 1978-06-04 June 4, 1978: A. Q. Khan Produces More Enriched Uranium
  10. 1978-06-13 June 13, 1978: A. Q. Khan Begins Correspondence with Canada-Based Associate Later Seized by Authorities
  11. 1978-06-13 Before June 13, 1978: A. Q. Khan Receives Delivery of Swiss Equipment
  12. 1978-06-13 Before June 13, 1978: A: Q. Khan Network Conducts Procurement Operations in Japan
  13. 1978-06-13 Before June 13, 1978: A. Q. Khan Has Procurement Operations in Germany
  14. 1978-06-13 Before June 13, 1978: A. Q. Khan Dispatches Team Member to US for Training
  15. 1978-10-08 October 8, 1978: A. Q. Khan Mentions Inverters in Letter Apparently Later Seized by Canadian Authorities
  16. 1979-02-02 February 2, 1979: A. Q. Khan Discusses Centrifuge Cascade in Letter Apparently Later Seized by Canadian Authorities
  17. 1979-03-27 March 27, 1979: Centrifuge Cascade Becomes Operational at Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Facility
  18. 1979-03-27 March 27, 1979: A. Q. Khan Discusses Nuclear Enrichment Work in Letter Apparently Later Seized by Canadian Authorities
  19. 1979-03-28 March 28, 1979: German TV Station First Exposes A. Q. Khan’s Role in Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program
  20. 1979-03-28 Shortly After March 28, 1979: Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Completes Memo Urging A. Q. Khan Cover-Up
  21. 1979-08-12 August 12, 1979: Carter Administration Considers Covert Strike against Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Facility
  22. 1979-08-22 August 22, 1979: Financial Times Exposes A. Q. Khan’s Continued Operations in Britain
  23. 1979-12-26 December 26, 1979: Memo to President Carter Gives Pakistan Green Light to Pursue Nuclear Weapons Program
  24. 1980-08-29 July-August 29, 1980: Canadian Authorities Monitor Purchases by A. Q. Khan Associates
  25. 1980-08-29 August 29, 1980: Canadians Break up A. Q. Khan Purchasing Network
  26. 1980-12-01 December 1, 1980: State Department Report Finds Pakistan May Explode Nuclear Bomb within a Year
  27. 1981-01-08 January 8, 1981: On Eve of Possible Change in US Policy on Pakistan, Scientist Publicly Claims Pakistan Nuclear Program in Trouble
  28. 1981-01-18 Before January 18, 1981: Saudis Reportedly Offer Pakistan Millions to Develop Atomic Bomb
  29. 1981-01-20 After January 20, 1981: Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Marginalized in New Administration
  30. 1981-02-20 February 20, 1981: Mossad Bombs Swiss Supplier for A. Q. Khan Network
  31. 1981-03-03 March 3, 1981: Congressman Says Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program Is ‘Clear and Present Danger’ to US
  32. 1981-05-01 Shortly After May 1, 1981: Pakistani Dictator Orders A. Q. Khan to Prepare Cold Test; CIA Learns of Plan
  33. 1981-05-13 May 13, 1981: Reagan Administration Obtains Waiver for Aid to Pakistan from Senate Committee
  34. 1981-05-18 May 18, 1981: Mossad Bombs A. Q. Khan Supplier in Europe
  35. 1981-06-02 June 2, 1981: Israel Representative to UN Complains about Pakistan Nuclear Program
  36. 1981-06-02 After June 2, 1981: US Misrepresents Its Knowledge of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program in Cable to Israel
  37. 1981-06-16 June 16, 1981: President Reagan Says He Will Do Everything in His Power to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
  38. 1982-12-31 December 31, 1982: A. Q. Khan Associate Establishes US Businesses
  39. 1983-06-23 June 23, 1983: State Department Drafts Report Mapping Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program
  40. 1985-12-12 December 12, 1985: North Korea Ratifies Non-Proliferation Treaty
  41. 1987-11-11 September 30-November 11, 1987: US Symbolically Cuts Off Aid to Pakistan for Six Weeks Due to Arrest of Agent
  42. 1987-12-18 December 18, 1987: Congress Approves Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Pakistan, Despite US Knowledge of Nuclear Weapons Program
  43. 1988-04-10 April 10, 1988: Munitions Explosion Hides Evidence US Aid to Mujaheddin Is Really Funding A. Q. Khan’s Nuclear Program
  44. 1988-11-16 After November 16, 1988: Prime Minister Bhutto Not Much Involved in Pakistan’s Nuclear Program
  45. 1988-12-02 December 2, 1988-August 6, 1990: Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto Pressured to Visit North Korea, but Refuses
  46. 1989-06-07 June 7, 1989: Prime Minister Bhutto Tells US Congress Pakistan Does Not Have Nuclear Weapon
  47. 1989-08-04 August 4, 1989: Analyst of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Alleged to Be ‘Security Risk’ and Fired from Pentagon
  48. 1991-07-11 July 11, 1991: Arrest Reveals Links between Pakistani Government, A. Q. Khan Network, and BCCI
  49. 1993-03-17 March 17, 1993: Senator Asks Pentagon to Reopen Inquiry into Analyst
  50. 1993-12-29 December 29, 1993 and Shortly After: Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto Visits North Korea at Behest of A. Q. Khan