June 2007

Khan network out of business, says State Dept Commenting on a report by London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies which claims that the Khan network is still running, Mr McCormack said while he could not say whether “any copycats or other elements” associated with the group were attempting to continue these illicit activities, the network itself no longer existed.Earlier, IISS official Mark Fitzpatrick told the US House Subcommittee on South Asia that “at least some of Dr Khan’s associates appear...
Peaceful role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces The deepening of the dialogue between our senior officials has taken place, such as the annual June bilateral meeting between your Secretary of National Defense, including Secretary Ebdane, and our Minister of Defense during the so-called Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore during the last three years. To top this, our Minister of Defense visited Manila for the first time in history in May, 2005, and we look forward to a return visit to Tokyo by Secretary Ebdane. Mutual visits at...
‘Khan network no longer exists’ The hearing by the subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, headed by Gerry Ackerman of New York, and the subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation and trade, was devoted to the theme: US policy and Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. The three witnesses who presented testimonies and answered questions were: David Albright of the Institute of Science and Technology, Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London and Lisa Curtis of the Heritage Foundation.
Republican revolt maps Iraq concerns In the capital, the troop build-up initially succeeded in forcing the Shia Mahdi Army off the streets of Sadr City and led to a drop in violence according to statistics. However, a series of massive car bombs and a recent upswing in sectarian death-squad murders indicate that the impact of the deployment may be beginning to wane. "I was in Baghdad for all of April trying to assess the surge and I think it is certainly the right policy. But I wonder whether there are enough troops on the...
US Lawmakers Call for Answers on Khan Network Mark Fitzpatrick, a former State Department official and now a nonproliferation expert with the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, told the committee that he was unaware of any evidence indicating that the Khan network was still in operation. That is not to say that elements of the network could not reawaken after lying low for a period of time, he said. “I think the greatest danger today may be that other similar quasi-state-related networks could emerge from...
Rep. Ackerman Issues Statement One year ago we didn't know the full extent of the A.Q. Khan proliferation network. A year later, as the report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies issued in May points out, we still don't. One year ago we didn't know the exact number of countries, entities or individuals involved. A year later we still don't know if we have a complete list. One year ago, we didn't know whether Dr. Khan or any of his associates had contact with al Qaeda as has been reported, or whether his...
Rep. Royce Issues Statement This IISS report we'll hear about documents North Korea's extensive procurement activities, which centered on the Khan network, but include China. This report suggests that this regime can draw upon a large and experienced transnational criminal network for nuclear procurement. Indeed, the Treasury Department's investigation of Banco Delta Asia "revealed additional illicit financial conduct ... including activity related to entities facilitating weapons of mass destruction...
Expect Few Changes as Gordon Brown Takes Over “In recent years there has been very little positive in the relationship with the exception of business,” said Oksana Antonenko, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Relations between the two leaders have remained reasonably cordial, but with the ascent of Brown, a change of faces will start. Although for about nine months, Brown will have to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in 2008 Putin will be replaced, probably by either...
Rice hopeful US-India pact not far off A former top State Department official, Mark Fitzpatrick, said Khan's covert nuclear assistance to Iran allowed it to skip many steps in the development of uranium enrichment technology that appears to be intended for nuclear weapons. "At least some of Khan's associates appear to have escaped law-enforcement attention and could, after a period of lying low, resume their black market business," said Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow for nonproliferation at the International Institute for...
Market could be in business without Khan "At least some of Khan's associates appear to have escaped law-enforcement attention and could, after a period of lying low, resume their black market business," said Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow for nonproliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. So far, he said, he has seen no evidence to network was still operating. Fitzpatrick proposed tighter controls around the world on exports and increased safeguarding of nuclear material that can be used for weapons.
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June 27th - - US House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee - Mark Fitzpatrick's testimony Nuclear Black Markets: Can we win the game of catch-up with determined proliferators? Prepared testimony by Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation International Institute for Strategic Studies Before a Joint hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
Ways to Detect and Thwart Nuclear Trade I’d like to now focus on several policy remedies, two of which will be further developed by Ralf and Matti, and IISS under Mark Fitzpatrick, who I think I just saw, has also recently issued an excellent report which I would recommend, and that provides great information and insights into the nuclear trade and many important policyprescriptions to try to fix the problem.
Ackerman to head panel on Khan network A prominent US lawmaker will head a hearing to examine whether the nuclear weapons technology network headed by disgraced Pak scientist A Q Khan has been dismantled as claimed by the Bush administration or has merely started operating under a different guise. The prime focus of the hearing is to review the findings of International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) about the Khan cartel and see if the nuclear black market network has been truly dismantled or continues to be operated by his...
Beckett: We Want Results on Non-Proliferation I have said that I want the UK to be a "disarmament laboratory". That means new thinking. So, for example, we will participate in an in-depth study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies on the requirements for the eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons. And we will back that up with practical work. We will concentrate on the complex but pivotal challenge of creating a robust, trusted and effective system of verification that does not give away national security or...
UK to push for nuclear disarmament Britain looks likely to back studies by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, a security think-tank, to help determine the requirements for the eventual elimination of all nuclear arms. The IISS’s research will analyse what a commitment to a world free of atomic weapons might mean in practice – such as the kinds of weapons and facilities that would have to be abolished.
Indian Navy Chief calls Sea Tigers a nuisance India's chief of naval staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta dismissed the LTTE's Sea Tigers as a "nuisance" and said he was not concerned about it. He also turned down any move towards joint naval patrol of the waters with Sri Lanka. Admiral Mehta was addressing the prestigious London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) on "India's Maritime Diplomacy and International Security", one in a series of talks by military leaders, last Thursday.
Battle is on - and it could last for decades Christopher Langton, an analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who has recently returned from Afghanistan, says the ambassador is "100 per cent right", but worries that British voters have not fully realised the scale of the challenge ahead."This is a longer-term project than people in this country have been led to believe by the political establishment," Mr Langton, a former British Army colonel, said. "I think the average man on the street would...
U.S. rivals heading for Asian summit Although host China has said the Iranian nuclear issue won’t be on the summit’s agenda, the issue is expected to arise in separate meetings between Ahmadinejad and Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the forum’s fringes. A warm reception to Ahmadinejad would strengthen perceptions of the SCO as a new challenge to Washington’s interests, say analysts, particularly in light of the decade-old grouping’s efforts to strengthen its...
Indian Army Chief to visit France, Britain In London, he has been invited to address an elite audience at the International Institute of Strategic Studies on "Indian Armed Forces: Present and Future Perspective." Earlier this year, Singh had visited China, Israel and Italy to foster increased military interaction between India and these countries.