| Year/Date |
Importer |
Item(s) |
Remarks |
| 1947-1950 |
USSR |
Over 9,000 tons of uranium and an unknown amount of monazite |
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| 1952 |
China |
“nuclear material” |
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| 1985 |
USSR |
$6 billion worth of uranium ore |
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| 1989 |
Iran |
Nuclear expertise |
Professor Pak Kwan O, a nuclear engineer, visits Iran. |
| 1990s |
China, Japan, Spain, and Hong Kong |
1,500 tons of monazite annually |
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| 1993 |
Iran |
Nuclear missile technology |
Alleged by German weekly Focus on 24 January 1993. |
| Mid-August 1994 |
German citizen |
Up to 2.5mg of plutonium |
Prevented; it is unclear whether North Korea is the intended importer or exporter of the plutonium. |
| March 1996 |
Pakistan |
35 tons of “nuclear material” |
Prevented; seized in Kaoshiung, Taiwan. A report claims Taiwanese authorities tested a material believed to be “nitroglycerin,” which is not a “nuclear material,” but it could be used in the high-explosive triggering device in a bomb. However, it is unclear whether this shipment is related to nuclear weapons development. |
Complete citations and further details are available in the nuclear chronology within this country profile. This table includes all types of reported transactions: complete weapon systems, components and special materials, production technologies and information, training and human resources, etc.
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Updated March 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Deutsche Presse-Agentur; Focus; Hankook Ilbo; Jane’s Defense Weekly; Jane’s Intelligence Review; KAERI; Korean Federation of Commerce and Industry in Japan; Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency; Lien Ho Pao; Lee Chae Sŭng, Pukhan’ŭl Umjig’i’nŭn Technocrat.
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