Hatf 1A test: a new policy for Pakistan

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Pakistan successfully conducted a flight test of an extended range version of its Hatf I surface-to-surface missile in Feb 2000. The test indicates the Pakistani military's influence over the country's foreign and security policy. It is believed that the Pakistani government test-fired the Hatf missile to signal changes in the country's policy, since it has, in the past, only conducted missile systems tests in response to similar tests by India.

National Security, National Defense

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Investigators suspect nuclear smuggling network is still active

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An international nuclear weapon component smuggling network headed by Pakistani scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan was thought to have been broken up by the arrest of Khan, his deputy and several senior members of the network in 2004. But, after two years, officials investigating the network's activities believe that parts of the organization remain intact and are yet to be uncovered, and might include individuals who are more senior in the Khan network than previously believed.

Legal issues & crime, Company legal issue, Investigations, Arms smuggling, Nuclear arms control, Khan, A.Q., Tehran, Iran

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Pakistan moves towards a plutonium-based arsenal

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The presence of a partially constructed Khushab-II nuclear reactor in Pakistan, which when completed could produce more than 200 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium annually, suggests that Pakistan may shift to a plutonium-based arsenal in the long-term. With an expansion of its nuclear weapons infrastructure and increased supplies of enriched plutonium, Pakistan will be able to produce smaller, lighter plutonium-based weapons for deployment on its missiles.

All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Capacity, Plutonium, Usage, Remodeling and renovation, Nuclear reactors

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