Kahuta uranium enrichment plant
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The Kahuta uranium enrichment plant is Pakistan’s primary and highly secretive facility for producing weapons-grade uranium, central to the development of its nuclear arsenal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kahuta uranium enrichment plant canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear facility
ⓘ
uranium enrichment plant ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
KRL
ⓘ
Kahuta Research Laboratories ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abdul Qadeer Khan
ⓘ
Pakistan strategic plans division ⓘ |
| cameToProminence | 1980s ⓘ |
| classification | sensitive nuclear facility ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 1970s ⓘ |
| fuelTypeProcessed | uranium hexafluoride (UF6) ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
highly enriched uranium
ⓘ
weapons-grade uranium ⓘ |
| hasType | military nuclear facility ⓘ |
| infrastructureIncludes |
centrifuge halls
ⓘ
security perimeter ⓘ support buildings ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
A. Q. Khan proliferation network
ⓘ
surface form:
A.Q. Khan network
|
| locatedIn |
Kahuta
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Islamabad ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | foreign intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Pakistan
ⓘ
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan strategic nuclear infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
production of weapons-grade uranium
ⓘ
uranium enrichment ⓘ |
| purpose |
production of fissile material for nuclear weapons
ⓘ
support of Pakistan strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Pakistan ballistic missile program ⓘ |
| riskCategory | nuclear proliferation risk site ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| significance |
central to Pakistan nuclear weapons program
ⓘ
primary facility for Pakistan weapons-grade uranium production ⓘ |
| status | highly secretive facility ⓘ |
| strategicRole | backbone of Pakistan uranium route to the bomb ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
nonproliferation analyses
ⓘ
satellite imagery studies ⓘ |
| subjectOfSanctions | United States sanctions on entities linked to A.Q. Khan ⓘ |
| subjectTo | international concern over nuclear proliferation ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | gas centrifuge enrichment ⓘ |
| underJurisdictionOf |
Pakistan Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan military establishment
|
| usedFor |
Pakistan nuclear weapons program
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan nuclear warheads
|
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