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The CIA and the Nuclear Black Market - Eyeopener Preview
- Published_at:2011-10-24
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:corbettreport
- tags: cia, nuclear, weapons, trading, black, market, arms, khan, pakistan, bomb, atomic, spy
- description: WATCH THE FULL REPORT: http://ur1.ca/5hd80 TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=2919 The AQ Khan nuclear network was first introduced to the public in early 2004, with Abdul Qadeer Khan's dramatic televised confession to the Pakistani public that he had participated in selling nuclear technology, including bomb-making designs and equipment, to countries including Iran, North Korea, and Libya. Right from the beginning, the sensational nature of the network and its eventual discovery, a tale of international intrigue and shadowy spy craft, seemed tailor-made for headline-grabbing reports, or sensationalistic BBC docudramas. By now, much has been reported on the Khan network and its eventual unraveling. As is typical with these events, a popular understanding has emerged around the early reporting on the subject, one that suggests that Dr. Khan was working essentially off the radar and out of sight of the intelligence agencies whose very existence is predicated on identifying such threats long before they develop. And as is also typical with these events, that popular understanding is completely wrong. In fact, as we now know, Khan and his network were known, identified, surveilled, funded and even protected by the CIA from its very inception...
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