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A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network

351 events in this timeline

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  1. 1993-12-29 Shortly Before December 29, 1993: Aide Warns Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto about North Korea Trip, Refuses to Go
  2. 1993-12-29 Shortly Before December 29, 1993: Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto Agrees to Visit North Korea to Facilitate Nuclear Co-operation
  3. 1994-05-22 Before May 22, 1994: CIA Front Company Brewster Jennings Established
  4. 1994-11-18 November 18, 1994: Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto Falsely Denies Nuclear Weapons Program
  5. 1995-06-23 June 23, 1995: CIA Reports China Has Shipped Nuclear Missile Parts to Pakistan in Last Three Months
  6. 1995-09-21 September 21, 1995: Senate Lifts Some US Sanctions on Pakistan
  7. 1995-11-07 (November 7, 1995): Pakistani Prime Minister, Iranian President Share Suspicions about Nuclear Trading
  8. 1995-11-19 November 19-24, 1995: North Korean Defense Official Given Tour of Top Pakistani Nuclear Facilities, Agrees to Sell More Missiles
  9. 1996-01-10 January 10, 1996: Seven Men Arrested in Lithuania Trying to Sell 100 kg of Uranium on Black Market
  10. 1996-03-12 March 12, 1996: North Korean Ship Bound for Pakistan Held in Taiwan, Tons of Rocket Propellants Found
  11. 1996-04-09 Before April 9, 1996: US and British Learn Uranium for Sale on Pakistani Black Market
  12. 1996-04-29 April 29, 1996: Rocket Fuel for Khan Research Laboratories Intercepted
  13. 1996-07-04 July 4, 1996: Chief of Pakistani General Staff Issues Statement in Support of A. Q. Khan
  14. 1996-08-14 August 14, 1996: A. Q. Khan Receives Pakistani State Award
  15. 1997-05-06 May 6, 1997: Nuclear Trade Analyst Warns of Interconnection between Nuclear Proliferators
  16. 1997-10-08 October 8, 1997: Senate Witness Complains about US Inaction over Chinese Missile Shipments
  17. 1998-05-28 May 28, 1998: Pakistan Tests Nuclear Bomb
  18. 1998-05-30 May 30, 1998: Pakistan Conducts Last of Six Nuclear Bomb Tests, Plutonium Possibly Used
  19. 1998-06-27 (June 27, 1998): Wedding Provides Cover for Meeting on Alteration to A. Q. Khan’s Proliferation Activities
  20. 1998-08-31 August 31, 1998: Test Flight of North Korean Missile Alarms US
  21. 1998-12-03 (December 3, 1998): Clinton, Pakistani Prime Minister Reach Deal on Shutting Down A. Q. Khan, Deal Not Implemented
  22. 1999-05-07 May 7, 1999: Shipment of Special Aluminum for A. Q. Khan Network Seized in London
  23. 1999-05-10 After May 10, 1999: British Customs Expands Investigation into A. Q. Khan Associate; Arranges to Arrest Dubai-Based Businessman
  24. 1999-05-26 Shortly Before May 26, 1999: United Arab Emirates Minister Tours Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Site
  25. 1999-07-04 July 4, 1999: During Regional Crisis, Clinton Threatens to Publicly Expose Pakistan’s Support for Bin Laden
  26. 1999-07-14 July 14, 1999: Pakistani ISI Agent Promises Attack on WTC in Recorded Conversation
  27. 1999-08-17 August 17, 1999: Arms Merchants Seek Nuclear Materials in US; Report Is Sanitized
  28. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
  29. 2001-02-27 February 27, 2001: Wolfowitz Testifies in Support of Overthrowing Saddam Hussein
  30. 2001-03-11 March 11, 2001: A. Q. Khan Says Pakistani Scientists Developing Revolutionary Satellite Launch Vehicle
  31. 2001-03-27 March 27, 2001: Musharraf Further Soothes A. Q. Khan with Public Eulogy
  32. 2001-06-01 June 1, 2001: Deputy Secretary of State Says US Nuclear Proliferation Concerns Centered on A. Q. Khan
  33. 2001-06-12 June 12, 2001: Sting Operation Exposes Al-Qaeda, ISI, and Drug Connections; Investigators Face Obstacles to Learn More
  34. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: A. Q. Khan Procurement Agent Found Guilty of Export Violations in Britain
  35. 2001-09-10 Between Mid-August and September 10, 2001: ISI Director Learns Pakistani Nuclear Scientists Are Helping Al-Qaeda, but Fails to Take Action or Warn US
  36. 2001-09-11 After September 11, 2001: High-Ranking State Department Official Allegedly Arranges Release of Four 9/11 Suspects
  37. 2001-09-11 Shortly Before September 11, 2001: CIA Learns Pakistani Nuclear Scientists Are Helping Al-Qaeda, but Takes No Effective Action
  38. 2001-09-11 Shortly Before September 11, 2001: CIA Learns Pakistani Charity Front Tried to Sell Nuclear Weapon to Libya, but Takes No Effective Action Against It
  39. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Powell, Deputy Decide to Omit Mention of A. Q. Khan from Demands for Pakistan
  40. 2001-10-08 October 8, 2001: A. Q. Khan Procurement Agent Gets ‘Remarkably Lenient’ Sentence
  41. 2002-07-05 July 5, 2002: National Security Adviser Rice Says US Will Continue Providing Nuclear Assistance to North Korea, but Must Know It Has Violated Treaty
  42. 2002-07-05 Shortly After July 5, 2002: US-Built Plane Ships Nuclear Missile Parts from North Korea to Pakistan
  43. 2002-08-02 August 2, 2002: ISI Tried to Buy Nuclear Material for Bin Laden
  44. 2002-10-18 October 18, 2002: White House Spokesman Indicates Pakistan Will Not Be Punished for Helping North Korea Acquire WMDs
  45. 2002-10-18 October 18, 2002: Pakistani President Musharraf Falsely Claims No Nuclear Cooperation between Pakistan and North Korea
  46. 2002-11-25 November 25, 2002: Secretary of State Powell Indicates He Believes Pakistan’s Assurances It Is Not Helping North Korea with Nuclear Weapons, CIA Intelligence Shows Otherwise
  47. 2003-06-11 12:00 p.m. June 11, 2003: State Department Official Reveals Plame Wilson’s Undercover Status to Libby
  48. 2004-02-04 February 4, 2004: A. Q. Khan Publicly Apologizes for Nuclear Proliferation; Says Pakistani Government Was Not Involved
  49. 2004-02-12 February 12, 2004: IAEA Finds Nuclear Reactor Plans in Iranian Possession
  50. 2004-02-19 February 19, 2004: US Expects Pakistan to Improve Fight against Al-Qaeda after A. Q. Khan Apology, but This Does Not Happen