Topic: Abdul Khan

Are North Korea's nuclear weapons small enough to fit a ballistic missile?

North Korea claims to have made progress on miniaturized nuclear devices. Some experts credit that claim, but much of what North Korea can or can't do remains unknown.

Why Iran's nuclear enrichment upgrade may be a 'game changer' (+video)

If Iran succeeds in installing next-generation enrichment centrifuges at Natanz, as it reportedly has told the UN's atomic agency it is doing, it could shorten Iran's breakout time to a nuclear weapon.

AQ Khan: Father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb jumps into politics

AQ Khan, lauded by many Pakistanis for giving the country the bomb, has launched a political movement targeting the youth vote. He has been accused of selling nuclear secrets to North Korea and Iran.

Nuclear deal? New North Korea and Iran pact raises international concern

North Korea and Iran appear to be deepening their nuclear technology relationship under a new agreement reached between the two nations that President Bush labelled part of an 'axis of evil.'

Five tough truths about US-China relations

The more American and Chinese officials proclaim their innocent intentions toward each other, the deeper the level of mistrust they generate. Official candor on five key truths about US-China relations will likely contribute to a more mature bilateral relationship and could help halt a potential slide to conflict.

Backchannels Yes, the IAEA is worried Iran is hiding something

The latest IAEA report on Iran says that the country is not complying with inspections, is accelerating nuclear enrichment, and isn't being open about past possible weaponization work. Just like the last one.

Why does Pakistan have world's fastest-growing nuclear program?

Pakistan is stockpiling weapons-grade nuclear material, and accelerating construction of a nuclear plant that can produce plutonium. What's behind the nuclear surge?

Fallout

A pair of NY Times reporters offer a damning indictment of the CIA’s failed war on nuclear proliferation.

China-Pakistan deal raises fears of nuclear proliferation

China’s plan to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan has prompted concern about nuclear proliferation. The two nations may aim to counter mutual rival India, which signed a nuclear deal with the US last year.

US will expedite aid to Pakistan to fight Taliban and Al Qaeda

The relationship has often been stormy. But the US likes the way Pakistan is fighting Taliban extremists and Al Qaeda and is willing to speed along military aid. Help with nuclear power is another matter.

Opinion: An ex-CIA spy explains Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons

Iran’s leaders say nuclear weapons are forbidden by Islamic law. What I’ve seen suggests otherwise.

When things go boom in the night, Pakistanis blame Blackwater

The US says it doesn't work with the security firm Blackwater in Pakistan, and the Pakistani government insists no Blackwater employees are working in the country. But many Pakistanis doubt those assertions, complicating US efforts to build trust.

The roots of Iran's nuclear program

It's quest to develop a nuclear program has taken a circuitous path through history – and includes early cooperation with the US.

Mohamed ElBaradei looks to US to fix nuclear system 'in tatters'

As head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei says the world has not done well in preventing nuclear proliferation. But ElBaradei has high hopes for the Obama administration.

Pakistan's A.Q. Khan strikes again

The disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist reemerged from five years of house arrest as a columnist, only to be caught for heavily plagiarizing the websites of British universities.

Cheney: CIA probe distracts from real threats

The former vice president said agents will now have to focus on hiring lawyers instead of watching figures like A.Q. Khan, the Pakistani who sold nuclear technology to Iran and North Korea and was freed last week.

North Korea ratchets up nuclear defiance

For the first time, the rogue state has admitted to having a uranium-enrichment program. It also threatened to respond militarily to any attempts to stop any of its ships suspected of carrying nuclear components.

How big a threat is North Korea?

Q&A: Kim Jong Il's drive to make his nation a nuclear power and how that threatens Asian neighbors.

Nope, Dick Cheney didn't change his mind...

Could Taliban get keys to Pakistan's A-bomb?

Experts see the Islamic fighters as less of a risk than radical insiders gaining access to nuclear materials.

Pakistani forces move against Taliban

The tenuous peace deal with the militants comes under increasing strain as Taliban take areas closer to Pakistan’s capital.

Opinion: A rescue plan for Pakistan

Without bold, urgent action, the country – and its nuclear weapons – could fall to the Taliban.

Pakistan admits links to Mumbai attacks, arrests chief suspects

But the government also unveiled a slew of foreign links pointing to a network of "non-state actors" providing logistical support from around the globe.

Pakistan releases nuclear scientist AQ Khan from house arrest

The scientist confessed in 2004 to selling Pakistan's nuclear secrets to Iran, Libya, and North Korea.

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