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February 11, 2009

Pakistan Releases Nuclear Scientist AQ Khan
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Special envoy Richard Holbrooke met with the heads of the Pakistani
government Tuesday but reportedly did not question Pakistani officials
about last week’s release of nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan. Khan helped
Pakistan build its nuclear arsenal and later helped smuggle nuclear
weapons blueprints to other countries, including Iran, North Korea and
Libya. Khan had been under house arrest until last week, when the
Pakistani High Court declared him to be a free citizen. The State
Department says Khan remains a serious proliferation risk. Pakistan has
never let foreign investigators question Khan.



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