In the 1980s, the Indians were getting a lot of equipment for the gas centrifuge program from the same companies that were providing the same equipment to the Pakistanis. And some of the same people who have turned out to figure very prominently in the Khan network were involved in some of these sales to India
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This video clearly gives the impression that Iran sees its nuclear program as a national treasure, that it's going to be very resistant to give up. It's not. It's a little bit like asking Britain to give up the crown jewels.
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You are actually talking to Obeidi?.. Where is he? What did he say?
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I mean, if you think of Iraq, and the (Indian) company NEC, we know they were providing missile technology to Iraq in violation of the sanctions, and NEC is associated with the Indian military. It's not just a renegade company.
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We've been struggling to try to understand India's gas centrifuge program and one of the surprises there was that it's a program that really does depend on foreign procurement.
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It's not at all like kind of the level of Pakistan by any means, but it's a concern that they are going around buying things illegally and the government can kind of say, 'Well, we are not really responsible because we sold this offer to a company that then goes out and does it and (the company) that is responsible.
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When you go to a company in Germany you are going to tell them it is for the centrifuge program, which India knows as soon as they say that, unless the company is asleep, it's going to say no.
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There may be less (to the deal) than meets the eye.
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I think what happened unfortunately is there is no policy in the U.S. Government to allow these scientists to come to the U.S... There is no plea-bargain policy.
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