Bombings of German and Swiss companies in the 1980s that reportedly supplied components to develop Pakistan's nuclear program suggest a secret service signature.
The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was possibly behind bomb attacks targeting Germany and Switzerland-based companies who are accused of playing an active role in helping to develop Pakistan's nuclear weapons program in the 1980s.
According to a Switzerland-based newspaper, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), the attacks and threats were made to prevent these companies from supporting Pakistan’s program, as it was seen as cooperating with Iran at the time.
NZZ is often referred to as the Swiss ‘newspaper of record’.
It all began when Pakistan started its own nuclear program shortly after India's first successful nuclear test called ''Operation Smiling Buddha'' on 18 May 1974.
During that period, Pakistan sought a response to India’s program. In this sense, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, also known as the "father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb” came into the picture at the right time. He started touring Europe in search of the technology in the 1980s.
Islamabad trusted Khan's know-how especially after he joined the Physics Dynamics Research Laboratory (FDO), an engineering firm based in Amsterdam in 1972.
The FDO was a subcontractor for the Urenco Group which was running a uranium enrichment plant and employed a gaseous centrifuge method to ensure a supply of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in the Netherlands.
Soon after, Khan quit the FDO when Urenco offered him a senior technical position, initially leading studies on uranium metallurgy.
After returning to Pakistan in 1975 he was put in charge of the country’s domestic uranium enrichment program by then Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Khan’s time in Europe gave him the contacts he needed and the opportunity to cultivate suppliers for components in Germany and Switzerland.
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The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was possibly behind bomb attacks targeting Germany and Switzerland-based companies who are accused of playing an active role in helping to develop Pakistan's nuclear weapons program in the 1980s.
According to a Switzerland-based newspaper, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), the attacks and threats were made to prevent these companies from supporting Pakistan’s program, as it was seen as cooperating with Iran at the time.
NZZ is often referred to as the Swiss ‘newspaper of record’.
It all began when Pakistan started its own nuclear program shortly after India's first successful nuclear test called ''Operation Smiling Buddha'' on 18 May 1974.
During that period, Pakistan sought a response to India’s program. In this sense, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, also known as the "father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb” came into the picture at the right time. He started touring Europe in search of the technology in the 1980s.
Islamabad trusted Khan's know-how especially after he joined the Physics Dynamics Research Laboratory (FDO), an engineering firm based in Amsterdam in 1972.
The FDO was a subcontractor for the Urenco Group which was running a uranium enrichment plant and employed a gaseous centrifuge method to ensure a supply of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in the Netherlands.
Soon after, Khan quit the FDO when Urenco offered him a senior technical position, initially leading studies on uranium metallurgy.
After returning to Pakistan in 1975 he was put in charge of the country’s domestic uranium enrichment program by then Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Khan’s time in Europe gave him the contacts he needed and the opportunity to cultivate suppliers for components in Germany and Switzerland.
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Did Mossad bomb companies accused of helping Pakistan's nuclear program?
Bombings of German and Swiss companies in the 1980s that reportedly supplied components to develop Pakistan's nuclear program suggest a secret service signature.
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