Germany supplied illegal N-technology to Pakistan says paper.
M.Carter and everyone:
Here is an interesting new twist to the story.
[source:The Indian Express-for private use only]
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Illegal N-technological supplies helped Pak: Paper
Friday, May 29, 1998
BONN: Pakistan, which conducted its multiple nuclear explosions yesterday, could not have become a nuclear capable country without the illegal supplies of sophisticated technology from Germany, it has been reported here. ''Unintentionally, scientists from well-known institutions such as Max-Planck Institute and the Nuclear Research Centre, Kalsruhe, helped in the development of the bomb since Pakistani scientists were trained there,'' the widely read ''Suddeutsche Zeitung'' newspaper reported. PTI report.
It said the goods costing two million DMs had been ordered by a "camouflaged" procuring organisation from the Pakistani nuclear authorities. The illegal dealings have reportedly involved some German businessmen, a fact which has come to light with the trial of a south German businessman Ernst Piffl in the 11th Criminal Division at Stuttgart's High Court. 68-year-old Piffl, charged with violation of the German Foreign Trade Act, is facing trial to establish whether or not his supplies to Pakistan between 1988 and 1993 helped that country become a ''nuclear power''.
Piffl has reportedly denied the charge, saying he had no idea about nuclear technology.
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