A.Q. Khan still poses proliferation risk, US warns

(AFP) via DAWN.com ^ | Wednesday, 02 Sep, 2009 | 06:30 AM PST | n/a

[Cindy]

PAKISTAN SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON: The United States warned Tuesday that reputed Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has regained freedom of movement in Pakistan, still risks spreading his nuclear weapons know-how.

It stopped short of criticizing its ally in the war on terror but recalled that Washington has long raised with Islamabad its fears about Khan, who five years ago admitted leaking nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya."

SNIPPET: "David Albright, a former UN weapons inspector and nuclear specialist, told AFP that ‘it is a mistake’ to remove restrictions on a man who cannot be ‘trusted.’He said there is a risk that Khan, who retracted his 2004 confession, will now be able to offer nuclear know-how to scientists from Iran, North Korea and any other rogue countries feared to be pursuing a nuclear weapons program."

SNIPPET: "A second State Department official told reporters later Tuesday on the condition of anonymity that he expected US concerns to be raised again with the authorities in Islamabad, but could not confirm they had been.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had expressed concerns when Islamabad High Court eased restrictions on Khan in February."

[allmost]

It's proven.

[pnh102]

Stupid. We should have black-opped this guy years ago.

[allmost]

Tsk tsk. Be nice now. They only want nuclear weapons because we're meanies. The poor guy just needs a hug. /liberal

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I’m more concerned about Obama than I am A.G. Khan!

[allmost]

This is obama. Pakistan gets billions of dollars from the US. We've got leverage here. The SOB is voting ‘present’ as usual.

[puppypusher]

If this guy is such a threat to world peace because of his Nuclear prolifferation activies,then he should be taken out.Something tells me that our present CIC will do Zip about it.

[G8 Diplomat]

[G8 Diplomat]

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