S.Africa probe may shed light on Iran nuke plans-UN

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14 Sep 2004 14:08:54 GMT

Source: Reuters

By Louis Charbonneau

VIENNA, Sept 14

Two men arrested in South Africa in connection with a probe of Germans and South Africans believed to be involved in a Pakistani-run black market that supplied nuclear technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea appeared in court on Tuesday.


"There's a lot of information that could have an impact on both our understanding of the Iranian programme and the Libyan programme," he told reporters on the sidelines of an IAEA board meeting.


Iran's enrichment programme was built with the help of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb and the head of a black market that included more than 20 countries.

Khan arranged for the sale of centrifuges used to purify uranium for use in weapons or nuclear power plants to both Iran and Libya, diplomats in Vienna say.


"We were ready with an application when the state provided us with a bundle of documents in support of their opposition to bail," lawyer Claudia Privato said.
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