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A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network

351 events in this timeline

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  1. May 1994: A. Q. Khan Associate Asks about Setting Up Machine Shop in Dubai
  2. May 1996: State Department Incorrectly Finds Chinese Government Not Involved in Pakistani Nuclear Deal
  3. May 1999: Saudi Defense Minister Visits Khan Research Laboratories
  4. June 2002: Secret CIA Report Says North Korea Is Enriching Uranium with Pakistani Help
  5. June 1976: Symington Amendment Passed Restricting Aid to Nuclear Proliferators
  6. June 1980: State Department Official Tells Congress US Has ‘Absolute Assurances’ Pakistan Will Not Develop Bomb
  7. June 1989: Bush Administration Decides to Cut Off Aid to Pakistan over Nuclear Weapons Program Next Year
  8. June 1989: Pakistan Disappointed at End of US Aid over Nuclear Weapons Program
  9. June 1989: US Briefs Bhutto on Pakistan Nuclear Program, Says Aid Will Be Cut Off
  10. June 1990-March 1993: Details of US Success in Averting Nuclear War between India and Pakistan Remain Secret for Almost Three Years
  11. June 1991: US Punishes Two Chinese Companies for Missile Shipment to Pakistan
  12. (July or August 2000): Lathes Possibly for Libyan Nuclear Weapons Program Delivered to Dubai
  13. July 2000: $2 Million Transferred to Account of Dubai Company Linked to A. Q. Khan’s Activities, Used to Finance Equipment for Libyan Nuclear Weapons Program
  14. July 2002: Militants Tied to Al-Qaeda and ISI Indicted by US, but Little Effort Is Made to Find Them
  15. July 1976: European Associate Refuses to Help A. Q. Khan, Informs Authorities
  16. July 1978: British Suspend Exports for A. Q. Khan Following Tip-Off
  17. July 1998: US Unfreezes Agricultural Aid to Pakistan
  18. July 1999: FBI Investigates Individual Linked to Al-Qaeda and Nuclear Science
  19. August 2001: Khan Associate Leaves Dubai-Based Business to Go Back to Europe
  20. (August 1976): Dutch Authorities Harass A. Q. Khan Whistleblower
  21. August 1977: A. Q. Khan, Assistants Begin Traveling to Britain
  22. August 1985: Pressler Amendment Passed, Requiring Yearly Certification that Pakistan Does Not Have Nuclear Weapons
  23. August 1985: Solarz Amendment Passed Penalizing Nations Exporting Nuclear Materials from US
  24. August 1992: A. Q. Khan Discusses Missile Purchase with North Korean Foreign Minister
  25. August 1997: British Associate of Khan Sets Up Dubai Company Allegedly Involved in Proliferation
  26. August 1999-March 2000: Dubai Delays Investigation into Nuclear Smuggling Network
  27. (August 1999): Wolfowitz Reportedly First Learns of Controversy over Fired Pakistan Nuclear Analyst
  28. September 1980: Reporter Finds Equipment for Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Program outside Office of A. Q. Khan Associate in Dubai
  29. September 1981: Reagan Official Claims Aid Will Prevent Pakistan from Developing Nuclear Weapons
  30. September 1985: Pakistan Holds First Meeting with Potential Clients about Proliferating Nuclear Weapons
  31. August-September 1989: US Agrees to Sell Pakistan 60 More F-16s, Despite Nuclear Weapons Program
  32. Before September 1993: Inspectors General Clear Nuclear Analyst of All Charges, but Report Is Rewritten
  33. September 1996: China Sells Pakistan Furnace for Nuclear Weapons Program, US Takes No Action
  34. September 1997: Satellite Imagery Shows Flights between North Korea, Pakistan
  35. October 1974: A. Q. Khan Begins Stealing Nuclear Secrets for Pakistan
  36. October 1980: Former President Nixon Indicates Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program May Continue
  37. October 1981: Retired Pakistani Army Officer Caught in New York with Specialty Metal for Nuclear Reactor
  38. October 1990: US Imposes Sanctions on Pakistan
  39. October 1997: US Non-Proliferation Expert Resigns, Unhappy over US Inaction
  40. October 1998: US Unfreezes Military and Technological Assistance to Pakistan
  41. October 1998: Former Non-Proliferation Official Criticizes Administration at Senate Committee Hearing
  42. November 2001: Aluminum Tubes Apparently for Libyan Nuclear Program Arrive in Dubai
  43. November 2002: CIA Says North Korea Is Building Uranium Enrichment Facility
  44. November 1975: CIA Instructs Dutch Not to Arrest A. Q. Khan over Passage of Nuclear Secrets; Khan Flees to Pakistan
  45. November 1979: Britain Regulates Sale of Components Wanted by A. Q. Khan
  46. Around November 1979 and After: British A. Q. Khan Supplier Justifies Actions to Customs and Tax Authorities
  47. November 1981: Mossad Bombs A. Q. Khan Associate in Germany
  48. November 1997: German Intelligence Warns that Pakistanis Are Setting Up Front Companies for Iran
  49. December 2001: CIA Unable to Question Pakistani Nuclear Scientists Linked to Pro-Al-Qaeda Charity Front
  50. December 2001: A. Q. Khan Network Starts New Company in Malaysia to Manufacture Nuclear Components for Libya