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A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network

351 events in this timeline

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  1. 2004-09-30 After September 30, 2004: British Customs Agent Galled by Bush’s Comments on A. Q. Khan Network
  2. 2005-03-10 March 10, 2005: Pakistan Admits A. Q. Khan Involved in Black Market Nuclear Arms Deals With Iran, Others
  3. 2006-04-10 April 10, 2006: Canadian Prosecutor Says Judge in Trial of A. Q. Khan Associates Was ‘Partial’ to Defense
  4. 2008-01-06 January 6, 2008 and After: Sunday Times Runs Series of Sibel Edmonds Stories
  5. 2008-01-20 January 20, 2008: FBI Denies Existence of Alleged Nuclear Smuggling File
  6. 2008-01-20 Before January 20, 2008: Anonymous Letter Makes Allegations about State Department Official over Nuclear Smuggling
  7. 2008-01-22 January 22, 2008: British Journalist Notes US Media Ignoring Sibel Edmonds Scoop
  8. 2009-10-30 October 30, 2009: Former Deputy Secretary of State to Head American-Turkish Council
  9. 2000-2001: Nuclear Proliferation Network Penetrates Pentagon with Help of Senior Officials
  10. Autumn 2001: FBI Hires Daughter of Pakistani Spy, Despite Internal Protests
  11. January 2000: Musharraf Unwiling to Act on Zubaida, Who Is Living Openly in Pakistan
  12. Late January 2001: US Intelligence Told to Back Off from Bin Laden and Saudis
  13. January 1988: Reagan Invokes, then Waives Amendment Cutting off Aid for Pakistan Because of Its Nuclear Weapons Program
  14. January 1989 and After: Analyst of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Joins Pentagon, Finds Program Is Continuing with US Support
  15. January 1994: A. Q. Khan Makes First of Many Trips to North Korea
  16. January 1994: Pakistan, China, and North Korea Sign Technical Assistance Pact for Work on Missiles
  17. February 1979: Shipment for A. Q. Khan Seized in Britain
  18. February 1984: A. Q. Khan Indicates Pakistan Has Nuclear Weapons Program
  19. February 1989 or Shortly Before: Pakistan Conducts Second Test of Nuclear-Capable Missiles
  20. February 1993: IAEA Accuses North Korea of Non-Proliferation Treaty Breaches
  21. February 1998: Western Intelligence Learns North Korean Diplomat Procuring Items for Nuclear Program in Russia
  22. February 1998 or Shortly After: British Intelligence Thinks A. Q. Khan Using North Koreans as Front for Procurement
  23. February 1998: US Spy Satellites Photograph North Koreans Arriving at Pakistani Nuclear Facility
  24. March 2000: British Intelligence Warns Customs Investigator to Stay Away from Company Assisting Libyan Nuclear Weapons Program
  25. Late March 2000: British Intelligence Officer Says British Customs Agent Is ‘Finding Out Too Much’ about A. Q. Khan Network
  26. March 2000: British Intelligence Station Chief Warns Customs Investigator Off Bank Involved in A. Q. Khan Nuclear Smuggling Ring
  27. (March-April 1981): Pakistani Produces Weapons Grade Uranium for First Time
  28. March 1974: Pakistan Sets up Nuclear Warhead Design Team, Facility
  29. March-April 1983: A. Q. Khan Associate in Germany Sends Payments to British Company
  30. March 1987: A. Q. Khan Says Pakistan Has Nuclear Weapons, then Retracts Claims
  31. March 1992: China Signs Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, US Drops Sanctions
  32. March 1998: North Korean Officials Visit Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Facility, US Learns of This
  33. April 2000 or Shortly After: British Authorities Concerned A. Q. Khan Network Poses Threat to Customs Agent
  34. April 2001: A. Q. Khan Linked to Pakistani Militant Group
  35. (April-May 2001): US Spy Satellites Photograph Missile Shipment from North Korea to Pakistan
  36. (April 1978): Civilian Committee Overseeing Pakistan Nuclear Facility Disbanded, Replaced by General
  37. April 1981: Reagan Administration Says It Can Turn a Blind Eye to Pakistani Nuclear Program
  38. April 1981: US Knows All about Swiss Firm’s Deliveries for Pakistan’s Nuclear Program
  39. (April 1992): China Ships Nuclear-Capable Missiles to Pakistan, in Violation of Recently Signed Nonproliferation Treaty
  40. April 1996: A. Q. Khan Attends Defense Services Conference in Malaysia
  41. April 1997: Official Tells Senate Committee Administration Is Covering Up Chinese Missile Sales to Pakistan
  42. (April 1997): Wilson and Plame Meet at American-Turkish Council Reception
  43. May 1988: Pakistan Test Fires Two Nuclear-Capable Missiles
  44. May 1990: Pentagon Analyst Completely Cleared of Wrongdoing, but Does Not Get All Security Clearances Back
  45. May 1990: Robert Gates Undertakes Mission to Avert Nuclear War between India and Pakistan
  46. January-May 1990: India and Pakistan Come Close to Nuclear Attack on Each Other
  47. May 1990: US Embassies Underestimate Risk of Nuclear War Due to Suppressed Intelligence
  48. May 1990: US Concludes Pakistan Has Six to Ten Nuclear Weapons
  49. May 1990: US Concerned over Possible Deployment of Pakistani Nuclear Weapons
  50. May 1993: North Korean Missile Test Witnessed by A. Q. Khan and Pakistani Army Officer