1 January 1987
Indian Foreign Secretary K.P.S. Menon says that India will sign an agreement with Pakistan not to attack each other's nuclear installations despite concerns that Pakistan is manufacturing a nuclear device. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Abdul Sattar states that the two sides are currently drafting the agreement. The agreement is scheduled to be signed during Rajiv Gandhi's visit to Pakistan later during the year.
--"Pakistan: Progress Reported On Pact With India," Nucleonics Week, 1 January 1987, Pg. 12; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 1 January 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
3 February 1987
Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zain Noorani informs the Pakistani Senate that Pakistan is the leading country in the Third World in generating nuclear energy. Furthermore, Noorani explains that the Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) "has achieved its objectives in nuclear technology for peaceful purposes." Moreover, despite a Canadian embargo on supply of parts, Pakistan has been able to operate a nuclear power facility for energy.
--"Pakistan Said Third World Leader In Nuclear Energy," The Pakistan Times, 3 February 1987, Pg. IV; World Wide Report, 20 March 1987, Pg. 55; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 20 March 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
6 February 1987
Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan comments about the recent developments in the country's nuclear program. Khan says that "Pakistan's success in uranium enrichment is of tremendous economic significance as well as being for defense purposes." He also comments that President Zia "repeatedly made it clear that achievements in the nuclear sphere were for peaceful purposes."
--"Khan Talks of Strides in Nuclear Technology," The Muslim (Islamabad), 6 February 1987, Pg. 3; World Wide Report, 2 April 1987, Pp. 54-55; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 2 April 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
11 February 1987
A Pakistani foreign office spokesman says that Pakistan's nuclear program "is of a peaceful nature, which has been proved during the last six or seven years. Pakistan has no intention of carrying out a nuclear explosion and is ready to accept the control and safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)." The spokesman also refutes reports that France is ready to fulfill its commitment to set up a reprocessing plant in Pakistan. The two countries have held a dialogue on French compensation payments to Pakistan for violating the agreement.
--"Spokesman Affirms Peaceful Nuclear Program," Karachi Domestic Service, 11 February 1987; World Wide Report, 20 March 1987, Pg.56; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 20 March 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
19 February 1987
The solid state Nuclear Track Detection Laboratory at the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) fabricates Chromium kF39, which is used in uranium exploration. This work has been done in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
--"Pakistan: Pinstech Fabricates Sensitive Track Detecting Material," Nucleonics Week, 19 February 1987, Pg. 17; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 19 February 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
20 February 1987
Senior US officials express new concerns that Pakistan is moving toward the development of a nuclear bomb, despite pledges from the Pakistani government that it has no such intentions.
--"Pakistan's Nuclear Aims Worry U.S," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 20 February 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 20 February 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
26 February 1987
I. H. Usmani, former Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and former employee of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), endorses Pakistan's nuclear option only after all other types of energy have been tapped. Usmani explains that "Pakistan's centrifugal plants can only reach enrichment of 2.7%, far below the required standard for making a bomb." Furthermore, "if Pakistan achieved uranium enrichment capability, they must export the fuel as it is a landmark achievement to take credit for." Usmani points out that nuclear power is more costly than alternative energy sources and discounts reports that Pakistan has the capability to build an atomic bomb.
--"Scientist Voices Disapproval Of Nuclear Energy Option," The Muslim (Islamabad), 26 February 1987; World Wide Report, 23 April 1987, Pp. 61-62; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 23 April 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
1 March 1987
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) plans to develop the country's nuclear capabilities which include the construction of a 600 MW reactor using enriched uranium and plutonium fuel. Also, negotiations are ongoing with a "European country," to build a projected 900 MW reactor, which will have a major "local" contribution to its design, construction, and manufacture of components.
--"Pakistan Plans To Go It Alone But Still Looking For European Deal," Nuclear Engineering International, March 1987, Pg.18; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 1 March 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
5 March 1987
Pakistani Minister for science and technology Wasim Sajjad, says that Pakistan does not possess an atom bomb nor the desire to have one. He reiterates that the program is solely for peaceful purposes and that negotiations with France to comply with a reprocessing plant agreement are ongoing.
--"Minister States 'No Desire' To Have Atomic Bomb," Karachi Oversees Service, 5 March 1987; World Wide Report, 2 April 1987, Pg. 52; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 2 April 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
6 March 1987
US Senator John Glenn asks President Reagan to suspend military aid to Pakistan until it (Pakistan) offers convincing proof that it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
--"Glenn Cites Fear Of A Pakistani A-Bomb," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 6 March 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 6 March 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
9 March 1987
Pakistan declares that it will continue its peaceful development of nuclear energy and will not bow to pressure from foreigners who fear that it may be building atomic bombs.
--"Pakistan Says Its Work On Atom Will Not Stop," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 9 March 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 9 March 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
1 April 1987
Pakistan's foreign affairs minister Sahabzada Yakub Khan requests Canada's advice on the safety of its (Pakistan's) CANDU power plant, which Canada constructed in the late 1960's.
--"Canadian Help Sought By Pakistan," Nuclear Engineering International, April 1987, Pg. 6; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 1 April 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
4 April 1987
Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammed Khan Junejo says that Pakistan has neither the capability nor the intention to make a nuclear bomb. He says that Pakistan will improve atomic technology in order to overcome energy problems and will enrich uranium only for peaceful purposes.
--"Junejo Claims No Intention To Make Nuclear Bomb," Karachi Domestic Service, 4 April 1987; World Wide Report, 23 April 1987, Pg. 49; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 23 April 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
4 May 1987
India rejects Pakistan's proposal for a bilateral agreement for an inspection of each other's nuclear program.
--"India's 'Double Faced' Policy On Nuclear Checks Scored," The Pakistan Times (Islamabad), 4 May 1987; World Wide Report, 2 June 1987, Pg. 51; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 2 June 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
5 May 1987
The prosecutor's office in Cologne, Germany begins its investigation of Leybold-Heraeus, a company that is suspected of illegally exporting plans that may have helped Pakistan build a uranium enrichment plant that could be used in making nuclear weapons.
--"Bonn Checks Report Of Smuggling Of Atomic Technology To Pakistan," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 5 May 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 5 May 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
7 May 1987
Swiss authorities, aided by "friendly governments," reveal that components destined for Pakistan were designed to enrich uranium. Furthermore, the authorities believe that officials from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) firm, Leybold-Hereaus GmbH may have masterminded the attempted exportation of the components to Pakistan in 1986. It is also revealed that in 1979, Swiss firms sold equipment to Pakistan designed for use in a centrifuge enrichment plant.
--"Attempt Revealed To Export To Pakistan HEU-Capable Components," Nucleonics Week, 7 May 1987, Pp. 5-6; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 7 May 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
14 May 1987
Pakistan welcomes the May 7th offer by the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Bernard Raimond, to negotiate the supply of a nuclear power plant to Pakistan following the out-of-court settlement of the two countries' dispute over France's non-delivery of a reprocessing plant. However, a settlement of the claim is still far away primarily due to the "rather wide gap," which exists on the issue of compensation.
--"Pakistan Says Nuclear Dispute With France Not Settled," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 18 May 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Information Bank Abstracts, 18 May 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
16 May 1987
French Foreign Minister Jean-Bernard Raimond discusses French cooperation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Sahabzada Yaqub Khan. France agrees to cooperate with Pakistan in order to meet Pakistan's energy needs. A French official says that the nuclear power plant that might be constructed in Pakistan will fall under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
--"France Proposes Nuclear Cooperation," Karachi Domestic Service, 7 May 1987; World Wide Report, 2 June 1987, Pg. 48; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 2 June 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
15 July 1987
A Pakistani-Canadian businessman, Arshad Z. Pervez, is arrested in Philadelphia on charges that he tried to export material to Pakistan that could be used in making nuclear weapons. Pervez allegedly sought to buy and send 25 tons of a special steel alloy to Pakistan. This arrest follows a 20-month undercover investigation in which American business executives pretended to go along with the sale of the banned material and in which American and Canadian investigators assumed the role of company officials and Commerce Department licensing officers.
--"Pakistani Seized By US In A Plot On A-Arms Alloy," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 15 July 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 15 July 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
16 July 1987
The United States presses Pakistan for an explanation in regards to the apparent effort by Pakistani businessman Arshad Z. Pervez to illegally acquire US material for making nuclear weapons.
--"U.S. Pressing Pakistan On Export Plot," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 16 July 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 16 July 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
18 July 1987
US Attorney, David F. Levi, announces the indictments of two Americans and one Hong Kong businessman for illegally exporting "sophisticated instruments and advanced computer equipment," (which can be used to make nuclear bombs) to Pakistan. More specifically, Levi charges that Arnold and Rona Mandel along with Leung Yiu Hung "illegally exported $993,000 worth of equipment to Hong Kong in 1982 and 1983, some of which went on to Pakistan."
--"US Indicts 3 In The Export Of Equipment To Pakistan," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 18 July 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 18 July 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
24 July 1987
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Mohammed Khan Junejo, calls for a mutual inspection of the nuclear power plants in India and Pakistan but India rejects the proposal.
--"Pakistani Nuclear Inspections Suggestion Rejected," Delhi Domestic Service, 24 July 1987; World Wide Report, 16 Septemeber 1987, Pg. 41; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 16 September 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
22 July 1987
Pakistan initiates its own investigation on the apparent effort by Pakistani businessman, Arshad Z. Pervez to illegally export material from the United States to Pakistan that could potentially be used in the manufacture of nuclear weapons. In this regard, the government in Islamabad issues an arrest warrant for Pervez.
--"Pakistan Reports A Nuclear Inquiry," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 22 July 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 22 July 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
29 July 1987
Arshad Z. Pervez, the Pakistani-Canadian and another Pakistani businessman, Imam ul-Haq, are, indicted in Washington DC, on charges that they illegally tried to export material to Pakistan that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
--"2 Charged In Plan On Pakistani Arms," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 29 July 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 29 July 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
4 August 1987
Pakistan states that its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes and that it will accept safeguards for the South Asia Region. A Pakistani foreign office spokesman conveys to US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Michael Armacost that Pakistan will not accept any discriminatory constraints on its nuclear program.
--"Spokesman On Nuclear Program, Mecca Incident," Karachi Domestic Service, 4 August 1987; World Wide Report, 16 September 1987, Pp. 44; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 16 September 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
6 August 1987
Pakistan rejects renewed suggestions that it allow inspections of its nuclear sites in order to demonstrate that it is not making nuclear weapons. However, Pakistan says that it will cooperate in investigating charges that a Pakistani businessman was involved in efforts to illegally acquire material from the US that can be used to manufacture nuclear bombs.
--"Pakistan Rejects Atomic Inspection," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 6 August 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 6 August 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
24 August 1987
Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammed Khan Junejo reiterates his government's resolve to develop nuclear technology in order to meet the country's growing energy requirements.
--"Prime Minister Affirms 'Peaceful' Nuclear Program," Karachi Domestic Service, 24 August 1987; World Wide Report, 4 November 1987, Pp. 41; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 4 November 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
28 August 1987
Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zain Noorani says that Pakistan will not accept "biased controls," over its peaceful atomic energy program. He also says that Pakistan is enriching uranium in small quantities for peaceful purposes and that Pakistan will offer to open its nuclear facilities to Indian inspection if India would do the same.
--"Noorani Reiterates Stand On Atomic Program, DRA," Karachi Domestic Service, 28 August 1987; World Wide Report, 4 November 1987, Pp.42; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Database, 4 November 1987, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.
22 September 1987
US President Ronald Reagan meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Mohammed Khan Junejo at the United Nations (UN) and presses his Pakistani counterpart to open his country's nuclear installations to international inspection. This could possibly prevent the suspension of American aid to Pakistan by the US Congress.
--"U.S. Presses Pakistan On Atom Plants," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 22 September 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 22 September 1987, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.
25 September 1987
Pakistani Prime Minister, Mohammed Khan Juenejo, delivers a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in which he proposes "a nuclear-free zone and regional test ban treaty in South Asia." Junejo says that his government would accept a bilateral test ban between India and Pakistan.
--"Pakistan Proposes Nuclear Test ban In South Asia," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 25 September 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 25 September 1987, http://web.lexis.nexis.com.
18 December 1987
A Philadelphia Jury finds Arshad Z. Pervez, the Pakistani-born Canadian businessman, guilty of conspiring to ship material to Pakistan that could be used to produce nuclear weapons.
--"Businessman Convicted In Pakistan Nuclear Plot," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 18 December 1987, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 18 December 1987, http://web.lexis.nexis.com.
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