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Pakistani nuke chief Abdul Khan hunted Africa for uranium
The Associated Press reports Abdul Qadeer Khan and his nuclear chiefs made repeated trips to Mali Chad Morocco Sudan and Nigeria with uranium rich patrons as he sought customers and materials for illicit atomic deals. Trips date to 1998 and continued through February 2002 while Pakistan downplayed the trafficking. Officials say Africa hosted potential suppliers and clients amid suspicions of Khan’s network aiding Libya North Korea Iran and others.
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Fimbuktu
Mali
Pakistan
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Khan
Timbuktu
Sahara
Associated Press
Nigeria
China
International Atomic Energy Agency
Libya
Africa
U.N. Nuclear Agency
United States
North Korea
Iran
Chad
Morocco
Sudan
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Niger
Jon Wolfsthal
U.S. Energy Department
Wolfsthal
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Washington
Pyongyang
Abuja
South Africa
U.S
Johnny Appleseed
Michael A. Levi
Science and Technology
Brookings Institution
Levi
Shannon Kyle
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Mustafa Osman Ismail
Susan E. Rice