Khan earned a doctorate in engineering and took a position at a uranium-processing plant in the Netherlands. During his time in the Netherlands, he was “copying designs for centrifuges and compiling a list of potential companies that could provide Pakistan with the technology to produce highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.”51 Despite his activities having attracted the attention of Dutch law enforcement, he was not arrested and continued his efforts. Upon returning to Pakistan, Khan became essential to the development of an indigenous uranium enrichment process using the stolen
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