And people scoffed when Britain perported that Nigeria sold Uranium to Iraq. . .
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http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/s...1094210216.asp
Businessman charged with nuclear trafficking
Friday September 03, 2004 13:16 - (SA)
A businessman was charged on Friday with trafficking nuclear material that was reportedly destined for Asian countries, notably Pakistan.
Johan Meyer, 53, appeared in a court in this town south of Johannesburg a day after his arrest on charges of being in possession of nuclear-related material and of illegally importing and exporting nuclear material.
"He was arrested on charges that he was building a nuclear weapon," said Meyer's lawyer Heinrich Badenhorst.
Press reports said that Meyer, who lives in Pretoria, was a member of an international ring involved in the smuggling of nuclear components to Asian countries, Pakistan in particular.
According to the charge sheet, Meyer is accused of acquiring material between November 2000 and November 2001 that "could have contributed to the design, development, manufacturing, deployment, maintenance and use of weapons of mass destruction."
It also states that Meyer had acquired equipment, material and plans for the design and use of gas centrifuges, used to enrich uranium, the key ingredient in nuclear bomb-making.
Meyer owns an engineering plant in the town of Vanderbijlpark, located some 80 kilometres south of Johannesburg.
Investigators said the probe into violations of South Africa's law on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was ongoing and did not rule out further arrests.
Spokesman Sipho Nguema for the national prosecuting authority said investigators were co-operating with international agencies but did not give details.
AFP
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Why is this important? After all, Pakistan is our old Cold War ally. Our main man amongst the Iran/Contra affair. . .Well. . .Old news isn't necessarily dead news. Wonder exactly what the UN found out. Could it be that the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were feints made to lull Iran into a false sense of security concerning her, possibly existant, nuclear aresnal (click the link below and you get a glimpse at their successes in a Laser-Enriched Uranium manufacturing program
or am I once again naively believing this nation still serves the greater good despite all appearances. . .Time will tell.
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http://www.eightlinks.com/archives/cat_iran.html
9 Iran-Pakistan Atomic Link Seen
"The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency is investigating potential links between the atomic programs of Iran and Pakistan after discovering that the secret Iranian uranium-enrichment program used technology identical to Pakistani plans, diplomats said..."
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