Peter Finke
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Peter Finke | |
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| Born | 1944 Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Heinrich Weichselgartner |
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A close friend of Pakistani nuclear scientist and engineer Munir Ahmad Khan (late) | |
Peter Finke (born 1944) is a German
Finke is, perhaps, better known in much of the world for his involvement in the development of Beryllium reflector technology as well as selling this technology to Pakistan in the late 1980s. In 1989, Finke was arrested in Germany by the Interpol Police because of his involvement in nuclear proliferation. However, Germany dropped the allegations due to lack of evidence. Finke was sentenced to jail by the German court in 1989 because of violation of Germany's export control laws.[1]
Biography
Nuclear Proliferation
During the 1970s, Finke was working as a director at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt where he carried out research in the field of particle physics and was also serving as director of the atomic clock[2] project. According to the Congressional investigation report of 1989, Finke smuggled sensitive nuclear detectors and nuclear technology to Pakistan in the late 1980s without notifying the German Government.[3] The report also says that he also smuggled beryllium nuclear reflectors and sensitive research publications to Pakistan in 1972.[4]
Project-706
Finke, who was contacted by
PINSTECH career
Finke moved to Pakistan in 1980 where he joined
Finke was instrumental in the development of
Arrest and sentence to jail
In 1989, Finke was arrested through a joint operation of German Police and Interpol in Germany. Finke, who was in Germany for a personal vacation, was arrested by the German Police and jailed for violating the German export control laws. The following year, Finke was charged with nuclear proliferation where he confessed his involvement in the Pakistani nuclear program.
The German court found him guilty and he served a jail term in a German Prison.[1][5] Finke's personal information and details have been kept secret by the Governments of Pakistan and Germany. Both Pakistan and Germany refused to provide more details regarding the scientist. The trial went fast and most of the information regarding the case was not released by Pakistan and Germany to the international press. After serving his jail term, Finke has been monitored closely by intelligence agencies and was reported to have moved back to Pakistan with his family where he became a foreign professor of particle physics at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Roots of Pakistan Atomic Scandal Traced to Europe".
- ^ See Document 2964
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h "NUCLEAR AND MISSILE PROLIFERATION (Senate - May 16, 1989)". Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, Craig S. (19 February 2004). "Roots of Pakistan Atomic Scandal Traced to Europe". The New York Times.
External links
- Congressional Report of 1989 See Nuclear Exports to Pakistan Reported Archived 30 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.nuclearactive.org/docs/LES021904a.html
- See Document No.2964
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