According to the judicial authorities, the scientist had applied in vain for an export permit to the relevant Federal Office for Economic and Export Control in August 2002. The state prosecutor spoke of "false information" given by the scientist to receive the permit. The tools were officially meant to go to medical institutions.
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German Involvement Becoming Clear
Pakistan's nuclear program got aid from afar...
An arrest warrant has been issued for a German scientist suspected of having violated the weapons' export law.
The case surrounds the supply of four so-called calibration sources and the attempted export of alpha-gamma spectrometry systems. Although both systems can be used for civilian purposes, they can also "serve the development of a nuclear weapons' programme", according to sources. There is an "indication" that the material supplied was used in Pakistan's nuclear weapons' programme.
According to the judicial authorities, the scientist had applied in vain for an export permit to the relevant Federal Office for Economic and Export Control in August 2002. The state prosecutor spoke of "false information" given by the scientist to receive the permit. The tools were officially meant to go to medical institutions.
For the attempted export of the alpha-gamma spectrometry systems, which were officially intended for an engineering company in Islamabad, the man did not even bother to apply for a license, the state prosecutor added.
According to the judicial authorities, the scientist had applied in vain for an export permit to the relevant Federal Office for Economic and Export Control in August 2002. The state prosecutor spoke of "false information" given by the scientist to receive the permit. The tools were officially meant to go to medical institutions.
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