A $1.5 trillion mistake: Pakistan, North Korea, Iran and the Nuclear Nexus by Arnaud de Borchgrave |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 10:20 am |
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A $1.5 trillion mistake: Pakistan, North Korea, Iran and the Nuclear NexusBy Arnaud de BorchgraveMay 6, 2007On Oct. 4, 2003, a German cargo ship, the BBC China, was inspected in the southern Italian port of Taranto as part of an ongoing program to check on ships that might be transporting equipment to assist nuclear proliferation. The inspection disclosed sophisticated components designed to facilitate erection of centrifuges indispensable for enrichment of weapons-grade uranium. The BBC China had taken on its secret cargo in Dubai and was on its way to Libya. Instead of denouncing yet another imperialist plot, Libyan authorities startled Western intelligence agencies by admitting they did indeed have a clandestine nuclear weapons program under way. Col. Moammar Gadhafi immediately capitulated and agreed to cooperate. The U.S. had just overthrown Saddam Hussein and the insurgency was in its infancy.Col. Gadhafi thought Libya, as a secret nuclear proliferator, might be next on [ Full article ] |
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