The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reportedly discovered blueprints for the production of a compact nuclear bomb in the possession of three detained Swiss businessmen. The information was apparently linked to blueprints originally produced in Pakistan. The blueprints were believed to have been obtained by A.Q. Khan, an international smuggler who originally worked for the Pakistan government. It is unclear yet what the three Swiss men were doing with the blueprints, but the fact that they had the information is depictive of a much larger concern. The information if given into the wrong hands, could be devastating.
The article went on to state that Khan must be questioned by the IAEA and that Pakistan may or may not be protecting him from interrogation. I chose this article because N. Korea was listed as one of the potential buyers for this type of information. It almost seems like the opening for a James Bond film not the opening for a newspaper. I believe the article was a little more fluff than fact, but the real concern remains that nuclear information has been compromised.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/18/opinion/edkhan.php
Story from International Herald Tribune “A nightmare of loose nukes”
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wow, look at your blog page, all snazzy. This story is crazy though, if in fact someone has devised blue prints of a compact nuclear bomb and has them just floating around out there is quite scary. I sure hope people understand that they have to be really responsible with that stuff. Bush must have flipped when he saw that.
Comment by Elizabeth June 27, 2008 @ 1:39 pmThis is definitly scary especially since we are just now taking North Korea off the black list. I would hate for this to be an instance where America lets their gaurd down and just opens the door for a potentially devestating event. As for those blueprints they need to be interrogated. Not only for the sake of the United States but also countries globally. You never know who people really want to nuc the hell out of these days… whatever happend to the days where we could all sit around hold hands and sing Cumbaya!
Comment by ncepedal July 2, 2008 @ 10:37 pm