Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and The Rise of Proliferation Networks

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Speaker
Mark Fitzpatrick
Senior Fellow for Nonproliferation, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Editor, “Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and The Rise of Proliferation Networks,” an IISS Strategic Dossier
Presider
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations

This International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Strategic Dossier provides a comprehensive assessment of the Pakistani nuclear program from which the Khan network emerged, the network's proliferation activities, and the illicit trade in fissile materials. The report also reviews the history of clandestine nuclear procurement activities by other states, along with the efforts made by Pakistan and other countries to prevent the reoccurrence of proliferation networks and to secure nuclear technology, and assesses policy options for further action.

7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Roundtable Meeting

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