US silent on nuclear smuggling investigation
Way back in the 2004 presidential debates, John Kerry stated that the most troubling threat America faced was loose nukes. G-Dub jokingly suggested that Kerry had taken his answer. It was a joke, all right.
He told a US hearing into the nuclear trafficking ring run by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's atom bomb, that he found the lack of cooperation by the US "frankly embarrassing".
"It is difficult to understand the actions of the US government. Its lack of assistance needlessly complicates this important investigation," said Albright, who is president of the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security.
A Swiss investigation into an international nuclear smuggling network is being hampered by a lack of cooperation from the United States.
Authorities in Bern say they asked US officials for judicial assistance a year ago but have yet to receive a reply.
Washington's failure to respond to "multiple" Swiss appeals was revealed last week by former United Nations weapons inspector David Albright.
He told a US hearing into the nuclear trafficking ring run by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's atom bomb, that he found the lack of cooperation by the US "frankly embarrassing".
"It is difficult to understand the actions of the US government. Its lack of assistance needlessly complicates this important investigation," said Albright, who is president of the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security.
posted by Matt Sandwich | 10:53 AM
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