Kahuta Research Laboratories

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Kahuta Research Laboratories is Pakistan’s premier uranium enrichment and nuclear research facility, central to the development of the country’s nuclear weapons capability.

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instanceOf Pakistani government research institution
nuclear research facility
uranium enrichment plant
affiliation Pakistan nuclear weapons program
alsoKnownAs KRL
Kahuta Research Laboratories
surface form: Khan Research Laboratories
associatedWith Ghauri missile series
surface form: Ghauri missile program
controlledBy Pakistan Armed Forces
surface form: Pakistan military
coordinatesWith Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
surface form: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission facilities
country Pakistan
employerOf Pakistani engineers
Pakistani nuclear scientists
establishedIn 1970s
field missile technology
nuclear engineering
nuclear weapons research
uranium enrichment
founder Abdul Qadeer Khan
governedBy National Command Authority of Pakistan
surface form: Pakistani strategic plans division
hasCapability centrifuge design and manufacturing
uranium hexafluoride processing
importance cornerstone of Pakistan’s nuclear infrastructure
infrastructureType underground and fortified facilities
keyPerson Abdul Qadeer Khan
locatedIn Kahuta
Punjab, Pakistan
namedAfter Abdul Qadeer Khan
notableFor development of Pakistan’s first indigenous uranium enrichment capability
operatedBy Government of Pakistan
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
primaryProduct highly enriched uranium
programType dual-use nuclear technology
region South Asia
relatedTo A. Q. Khan proliferation network
surface form: Abdul Qadeer Khan nuclear proliferation network
researchFocus ballistic missile development
nuclear fuel cycle
role central facility for Pakistan’s uranium enrichment
central to development of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons capability
sector defense research and development
securityLevel restricted area
significance key component of Pakistan’s strategic deterrent
status high-security military installation
subjectOf international sanctions and export control measures
non-proliferation investigations
subjectTo international proliferation concerns
technologyUsed gas centrifuge uranium enrichment
type strategic national asset

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Pakistan nuclear weapons program keyInstitution Kahuta Research Laboratories
Youm-e-Takbeer linkedInstitution Kahuta Research Laboratories
Abdul Qadeer Khan employer Kahuta Research Laboratories
Kahuta Research Laboratories alsoKnownAs Kahuta Research Laboratories
this entity surface form: Khan Research Laboratories
Strategic Plans Division coordinatesWith Kahuta Research Laboratories
Kahuta uranium enrichment plant alsoKnownAs Kahuta Research Laboratories
A. Q. Khan proliferation network relatedTo Kahuta Research Laboratories
this entity surface form: Khan Research Laboratories