IAEA Investigates Malaysian-Based Company for Alleged Proliferation

The International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating Malaysia’s alleged role in an international black market for nuclear weapons-related technologies, a Western diplomatic source said yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 26).

According to the source, the IAEA is investigating claims that a Malaysian-based firm had produced components for uranium enrichment centrifuges bound for Libya. “It is clear that Malaysia was a major player in terms of being a manufacturer of high-tech centrifuge parts and almost complete centrifuges,” the source said. 

The Malaysian government has denied knowledge of the company’s activities and has agreed to cooperate with the IAEA’s investigation (Peter Kammerer, South China Morning Post, Feb. 3).

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