Resources on the Abdul Qadeer Khan Nuclear Black Market
Featured Resources

"A.Q. Khan Nuclear Chronology," Michael Laufer, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 7 September 2005

“Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan,” Article by Carey Sublette from Nuclear Weapon Archive on the career of A.Q. Khan, Updated 2 January 2002

“Unraveling the A.Q. Khan and Future Proliferation Networks,” Article by David Albright and Corey Hinderstein in the Washington Quarterly, Spring 2005

“Dr. Khan’s Nuclear WalMart,” Article by Christopher Clary from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Disarmament Diplomacy, March/April 2004

“Proliferation Unbound: Nuclear Tales from Pakistan,” Research story by Gaurav Kampani of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies, 23 February 2004

“Closing Pandora’s Box: Pakistan’s Role in Nuclear Proliferation,” Article by Sharon Squassoni of Congressional Research Service in Arms Control Today, April 2004.

“Proliferation Rings,” Article by Chaim Braun and Christopher Chyba from Stanford University in International Security, Fall 2004

“Pakistan’s Nuclear Proliferation Activities and the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: U.S. Policy Constraints and Options,” Congressional Research Service, Report for Congress, Updated 24 May 2005

“Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan,” Congressional Research Service, Report for Congress, Updated 11 March 2004

“Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction,” Congressional Research Service, Report for Congress, 22 April 2004

“Pakistan: It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again,” Article by Leonard Weiss in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 2004

“Turning a Blind Eye Again? The Khan Network’s History and Lessons for U.S. Policy,” Article by Leonard Weiss in Arms Control Today, March 2005.

“The Khan Network,” Conference paper by David Sanger (White House correspondent for the New York Times) presented at Stanford University, June 4-5, 2005.

“The Centrifuge Connection,” Article by David Albright and Corey Hinderstein in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March/April 2004

Carnegie Publications
“Not So Fast,” Proliferation Analysis by Jon Wolfsthal, 10 February 2005

“New Allegations Against Iran,” Proliferation Analysis by Revati Prasad and Joseph Cirincione, 17 November 2004

“Keeping a Nuke-Peddler in Line,” Op-Ed by Jon Wolfsthal in the LA Times, 11 January 2004

Non-Governmental Resources
Profile of A.Q. Khan (GlobalSecurity.org)

“Companies Reported to Have Sold or Attempted to Sell Libya Gas Centrifuge Components,” NTI Issue Brief by Sammy Salama and Lydia Hansell of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, March 2005.

“Documents Indicate A.Q. Khan Offered Nuclear Weapons Designs to Iraq in 1990: Did He Approach Other Countries?” ISIS Brief by David Albright and Corey Hinderstein, 4 February 2004

“Nonproliferation: The Pakistan Network,” Questions and analysis from scholars at the Council on Foreign Relations on the significance of the A.Q. Khan Network, Updated 12 February 2004.

“When Did WMD Deals between Pyongyang and Islamabad Begin?” Analysis by Daniel Pinkston of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies, 2002

“Libya’s Gas Centrifuge Procurement: Much Remains Undiscovered,” ISIS Brief by David Albright and Corey Hinderstein, 1 March 2004

“Pakistan’s Bomb Out of the Closet,” Article by David Albright and Mark Hibbs in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 1992

“We Can Do It Ourselves,” Article by Simon Henderson in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 1993

“Asher Karni Case Shows Weakness in Nuclear Export Controls,” ISIS Brief by Jacob Blackford, 8 September 2004

“Pakistan: Khan Forced Out,” Article by Najum Mushtaq in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2001

“A.Q. Khan and the Limits of the Non-Proliferation Regime,” Article by Christopher Clary in Disarmament Forum: The 2005 NPT Review Conference, 2004

“Schooling Iran’s Atom Squad,” Article by Jack Boureston and Charles Ferguson in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 2004

“Nuclear Trafficking Routes: Dangerous Trends in Southern Asia,” Article by Andrew Prosser of the Center for Defense Information, 22 November 2004.

“New Players on the Scene: A.Q. Khan and the Nuclear Black Market,” Article by Colonel Charles D. Lutes in eJournal USA: Foreign Policy Agenda, Today’s Nuclear Equation, March 2005.

Government Resources


United States of America:

President Announces New Measures to Counter the Threat of WMD, Remarks by President Bush, 11 February 2004

Pakistan’s Nuclear Proliferation Activities and the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: U.S. Policy Constraints and Options, Congressional Research Service Report, Updated 24 May 2005

National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, December 2002

Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to WMD and Advanced Conventional Munitions, Unclassified CIA Report, 1 July through 31 December 2003

Powell Praises Musharraf’s Commitment to Oppose Terror, Proliferation, Questions to Secretary of State Powell, 18 March 2004

International Atomic Energy Agency


Resources for Libya:

In Focus: IAEA and Libya

IAEA Board Report, 20 February 2004

IAEA Board Report, 18 September 2004

Resources for Iran:

In Focus: IAEA and Iran

IAEA Board Report, 19 June 2003

IAEA Board Report, 12 September 2003

IAEA Board Report, 26 November 2003

IAEA Board Report, 13 March 2004

IAEA Board Report, 18 June 2004

IAEA Board Report, 18 September 2004

IAEA Board Report, 15 November 2004

 
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