Pakistani Man Charged Over Shipments to Country's Nuclear Program

Edition

Pakistani Man Charged Over Shipments to Country's Nuclear Program

IN THIS ISSUE: Pakistani man charged, U.S. concerned Chinese companies aiding Iran, Syria "can't be allowed" to block nuclear probe, U.S. might be giving away sensitive military technology, U.S. moves forward on space policy, IAEA to monitor Pakistani nuclear reactors.

Published on March 10, 2011

In This Issue

Pakistani Man Charged Over Shipments to Pakistan's Nuclear Program
The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Concerned Chinese Companies May Be Aiding Iran Nuclear Weapon Effort
Bloomberg

Syria "Can't be Allowed" to Block Nuclear Probe - US
Reuters

Report: U.S. Might be Giving Away Sensitive Military Technology
Global Security Newswire

U.S. Moves Forward on Space Policy
Arms Control Today

IAEA Board Sets Plan for Monitoring New Pakistani Nuclear Reactors
Global Security Newswire

Pakistani Man Charged Over Shipments to Pakistan's Nuclear Program

Evan Perez | The Wall Street Journal

U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Pakistani man with running a smuggling operation that shipped materials and equipment to the agencies operating Pakistan's nuclear program.

A grand-jury indictment in Baltimore accuses Nadeem Akhtar, 45 years old, who operated an export firm in Maryland, of obtaining the items from U.S. companies and illegally exporting them to agencies that are on a U.S. Commerce Department blacklist.

Prosecutors said the materials include radiation-detection devices, calibration equipment and nuclear-grade resins that can be used "directly or indirectly in activities related to nuclear reactors and the processing and production of nuclear-related materials." Full Article

Follow the Nuclear Policy Program

More from Proliferation News

Related Analysis

UN Sanctions Aren't Stopping Iran's Nuclear Enrichment, DIA Says (Bloomberg)

U.S. Concerned Chinese Companies May Be Aiding Iran Nuclear Weapon Effort

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan | Bloomberg

The U.S. government is concerned Iran may be working with Chinese companies to obtain sensitive technology that may be useful for developing a nuclear weapons capability, Robert Einhorn, the State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, said yesterday. Full Article

Syria "Can't be Allowed" to Block Nuclear Probe - US

Fredrik Dahl | Reuters

The United States warned Syria on Wednesday it "can't be allowed" to stonewall a U.N. watchdog investigation into a desert site where covert atomic activity may have taken place before it was destroyed by Israel in 2007. Full Article

Related Analysis

Export Controls: Improvement Needed (Government Accountability Office)

Report: U.S. Might be Giving Away Sensitive Military Technology

Aliya Sternstein | Global Security Newswire

Sensitive military technology might be slipping into enemy hands, in part because of a dramatic decline in the number of foreign workers that the Commerce Department screens, federal auditors have found. Full Article

U.S. Moves Forward on Space Policy

Jeff Abramson and Nik Gebben | Arms Control Today

The Obama administration has made clarifications to its space policy in recent months, but has continued to delay its decision on supporting a voluntary international code of conduct that has recently drawn questions from a large group of Republican senators. Full Article

Related Analysis

Pakistan Deal Signals China's Growing Nuclear Assertiveness (Carnegie Endowment)

IAEA Board Sets Plan for Monitoring New Pakistani Nuclear Reactors

Chris Schneidmiller | Global Security Newswire

The governing board for the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday signed off on a plan for monitoring two nuclear power reactors that China plans to build in Pakistan. Full Article

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Edition