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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
 

Pakistani Man Charged Over Shipments to Pakistan's Nuclear Program

Evan Perez | The Wall Street Journal

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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
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