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Revision as of 01:16, 29 October 2018
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A backgrounder
From: Nuclear Threat Initiative
In June 1991, the Bush Administration imposed missile sanctions on SUPARCO under the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979. In 1998, the Clinton Administration sanctioned SUPARCO for unspecified involvement in nuclear and missile technology. During this time, SUPARCO engaged in numerous illicit materials transfers. In 1995, the United States warned European suppliers of SUPARCO interest in procuring missile-production products. In 1996, Taiwan and Hong Kong seized numerous shipments of Ammonium perchlorate (AP), a solid-propellant component, bound for SUPARCO from North Korea and routed through China. However, in 2010 President George W. Bush waived the 1991 and 1998 sanctions in order to facilitate post-September 11 cooperation with Pakistan.
SUPARCO’s benchmarks include plans to launch an indigenously developed satellite on 14 August 2011, and the development of Pakistan's first satellite launch vehicle. While the National Defence Complex (NDC) now develops the Hatf-2/Abdali, SUPARCO still operates the Sonmiani Beach Test Flight Range, which hosts test-flights for both the updated Hatf-2/Abdali missiles and the Ghaznavi and Shaheen missiles.
Facilities
Nuclear
The below entries provide analytical descriptions of selected nuclear facilities in Pakistan. Since definitive information on Pakistan's nuclear facilities is often classified, the descriptions and locations of these facilities are sometimes speculative, based on the most credible available open source material. Entries are regularly updated as further information becomes available.
Facilities Descriptions
Nuclear-Conversion
Chemical Processing Plant (CPP)
Nuclear-Education and Training
CHASNUPP Center for Nuclear Training (CHASCENT)
Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE)
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
Nuclear-Enrichment
Gadwal Uranium Enrichment Plant
Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)
Nuclear-Exploration and Mining
Nuclear-Fuel Fabrication
Kundian Nuclear Complex-1 (KNC-1)
Nuclear-Heavy Water Production
Multan Heavy Water Production Facility
Nuclear-Milling
Nuclear-Plutonium Production Reactors
Nuclear-Power Reactors
Nuclear-Regulatory
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA)
Nuclear-Reprocessing
Experimental Reprocessing Facility
Kundian Nuclear Complex-2 (KNC-2)
New Laboratories Reprocessing Facility
Nuclear-Research Reactors
Nuclear-Research and Development
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH)
Nuclear-Testing
Nuclear-Weaponization
Khushab Tritium Production Facility
Wah Cantonment Ordnance Complex
Missiles
The below entries provide analytical descriptions of selected missile facilities in Pakistan. Since definitive information on Pakistan's missile facilities is often classified, the descriptions and locations of these facilities are sometimes speculative, based on the most credible available open source material. Entries are regularly updated as further information becomes available.
Facilities Descriptions
Missile-Base
Missile-Education and Training
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI)
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Missile-Production
Defense Science and Technology Organization (DESTO)
Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)
National Defense Complex (NDC)
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Missile-Regulatory
National Command Authority (NCA)
National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM)
National Security Council of Pakistan (NSC)
Strategic Plans Division (SPD)
Missile-Testing
