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Liechtenstein freezes cash in Libyan nuclear probe
Vaduz (AFP) May 23, 2006 Authorities in Liechtenstein said Tuesday they had blocked 2.8 million Swiss francs (1.8 million euros, 2.3 million dollars) in local bank accounts in connection with an international probe into a Libyan nuclear weapons programme. The move followed requests from magistrates in Germany and Switzerland who are investigating alleged trafficking of equipment to enrich uranium in Libya between 2001 and 2003, the public prosecutor's office in Vaduz said. The Swiss end of the probe is focusing on three unidentified Swiss residents who are suspected of helping to develop gas centrifuges. The precision equipment is essential to enrich uranium that can be used to produce either nuclear reactor fuel or a nuclear bomb. The Swiss federal prosecutor's office has accused the three, a father and his two sons, of breaking laws on arms exports and money laundering. An engineer, Gotthard Lerch, went on trial in the German city of Mannheim in March, on charges of supplying Libya with nuclear weapons technology through a smuggling network organised by disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. Lerch, who has denied the charges, was extradited from Switzerland last year. Libya announced in 2003 that it was giving up efforts to build nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The move helped end the North African state's international isolation. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Differing US views hold up accord with Europe on Iran plan
London (AFP) May 24, 2006 Divisions between top US officials are complicating European efforts to compile a package of incentives to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions, The Financial Times reported Wednesday. |
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