The 'Father' Of Pakistan's Atom Bomb Also Helped Syria's Nuclear Program

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a satellite image of the facility in Al-Hasakah Photo: AP/GeoEye

Syria Enlisted Help Of 'Father' Of Pakistan's Atom Bomb -- The Telegraph

Syria enlisted the services of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani scientist, in a covert programme to develop a nuclear weapon, it has been claimed.

United Nations investigators say they have identified a previously unknown complex in the far north-east of Syria that bears a striking resemblance to a uranium enrichment plant Mr Khan planned to build in Libya, officials were reported as saying by the Associated Press news agency.

Further bolstering long-held suspicions over the scientist's connections with Syria, the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has obtained correspondence between Mr Khan and a Syrian official proposing co-operation, the officials said.

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My Comment: Syria's blunt decision to not let in nuclear inspectors is very revealing of its goals and intentions. Until this changes .... we can only expect the worse.