Official Admits Khan Sold Centrifuges to Iran
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From Times Wire Reports
Pakistan’s information minister acknowledged that the country’s top nuclear scientist sold centrifuges to Iran that could be used to build an atomic bomb, but he said the government knew nothing of the activities.
It was the first time since the International Atomic Energy Agency launched an investigation into Abdul Qadeer Khan’s nuclear network that an Iranian or Pakistani official had publicly acknowledged the sales.
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