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Abdul Qadir Khan, confessions

Yes, Iran wants the bomb

suspected of trying to build the bomb, Iran has always claimed pursue nuclear ambitions exclusively civil. This position has been challenged by the publication of information relating to alleged links between Tehran and the nuclear black market network of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. In its edition of March 14, the Washington Post claimed to have been consulted documents from the Khan network, which date back to the late eighties, probably 1987. The Shiite regime would then have been offered plans nuclear weapons and a global list of suppliers of spare parts, before expressing his interest in returning to intermediaries sent by the father of the Pakistani bomb. So far, Tehran had confessed the existence of contacts with the Khan network, but had always denied having tried to get something else as components of centrifuges to enrich uranium for civilian purposes. These revelations are also confirmed that Abdul Qadeer Khan did not act alone, as has been claimed by Islamabad. The offer made to Iran have been validated by senior military officials, what Western intelligence services have long been convinced. " military leaders, if not political, are involved in the bargaining ," says Leonard Spector, director of studies on non-proliferation at the University of Monterrey, the United States. Since September 2009, the White House blocked the application of a law passed by Congress on aid Financial Pakistan, until it has agreed "unrestricted access" to its nationals involved in trafficking of nuclear material. The arrest and house arrest in December 2003, Khan had already met with an injunction of Washington, anxious that the learned intermediaries maintain a global nuclear proliferation in favor of Iran, Libya and North Korea. Since neither the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or the FBI, however, have been allowed to interview the scientist. Abdul Qadeer Khan regained partial freedom of movement in 2009, on the express condition that prevents interview with foreign media. The risk was too great for the Pakistani authorities that uncovers embarrassing secrets. Recent developments augur further complications for the scientist, who hoped to see the surveillance measures around him lifted. While the Lahore High Court was to rule Wednesday on the request, it has delayed its decision on March 29 after the deposit by the Government of a motion to clarify the responsibilities of Khan in the allégations du Washington Post.