Pakistan: Reports

2020

New Extension to the Chashma Plutonium Separation Facility
Neil Hyatt[1] and Sarah Burkhard November 30, 2020

2018

Commercial Satellite Imagery Analysis for Countering Nuclear Proliferation
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Allison Lach June 8, 2018

Pakistan’s Growing Uranium Enrichment Program
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian May 30, 2018

New Thermal Power Estimates of the Khushab Nuclear Reactors
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Claire Chopin, and Frank Pabian May 23, 2018

Thermal Power Plant at the Khushab Plutonium Complex is Nearly Complete
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Claire Chopin, and Frank Pabian May 23, 2018

Case Study: Two Plead Guilty in Pakistan Illicit Procurement Case
Bridget Leahy and Andrea Stricker March 26, 2018

2017

Khushab Update
Sarah Burkhard, Allison Lach, and Frank Pabian[1] September 7, 2017

Potential Nuclear Weapons-Related Military Area in Baluchistan, Pakistan
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Allison Lach, and Frank Pabian August 10, 2017

2016

Khushab Reactors Operational While New Construction Progresses
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini February 29, 2016

2015

Pakistan’s Inventory of Weapon-Grade Uranium and Plutonium Dedicated to Nuclear Weapons
David Albright October 19, 2015

Construction Continues at Pakistan’s Khushab Site
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini August 12, 2015

New Construction at Pakistan’s Khushab Nuclear Site
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini May 19, 2015

Updates to ISIS Illicit Trade Case Studies
Christopher Coughlin and Andrea Stricker April 1, 2015

Pakistan’s Chashma Plutonium Separation Plant: Possibly Operational
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini February 20, 2015

Pakistan’s Fourth Reactor at Khushab Now Appears Operational
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini January 16, 2015

2013

Further Construction Progress on the Fourth Heavy Water Reactor at Khushab Nuclear Site
Serena Kelleher-Vergantini and Robert Avagyan December 20, 2013

2012

Construction Progressing Rapidly on the Fourth Heavy Water Reactor at the Khushab Nuclear Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan May 21, 2012

Pakistani Man Sentenced to Prison in U.S. Export Violation Case January 11, 2012

2011

Case Study - Chinese National Charged with Illegal U.S. Exports to Pakistani Nuclear Program
Andrea Stricker August 23, 2011

Pakistan Doubling Rate of Making Nuclear Weapons: Time for Pakistan to Reverse Course
David Albright and Paul Brannan May 16, 2011

Case Study - Man Charged with Exporting U.S. Goods to Pakistan’s Nuclear Program
David Albright and Andrea Stricker April 14, 2011

Pakistan Appears to be Building a Fourth Military Reactor at the Khushab Nuclear Site
David Albright and Paul Brannan February 9, 2011

2010

Construction of Third Heavy Water Reactor at Khushab Nuclear Site in Pakistan Progressing
Paul Brannan October 5, 2010

New Satellite Image of Chashma Nuclear Site in Pakistan July 9, 2010

Steam Emitted From Second Khushab Reactor Cooling Towers; Pakistan May Be Operating Second Reactor
Paul Brannan March 24, 2010

Pakistani Government Seeks to Investigate A.Q. Khan’s Activities March 22, 2010

The Price of Getting Documents from A.Q. Khan:  Carrying his Water
David Albright and Paul Brannan March 17, 2010

2009

ISIS Statement on Washington Post Report from May 28, 2009 May 28, 2009

Pakistan Expanding Plutonium Separation Facility Near Rawalpindi
David Albright and Paul Brannan May 19, 2009

Pakistan Expanding Dera Ghazi Khan Nuclear Site
David Albright , Paul Brannan and Robert Kelley May 19, 2009

Update on the Khushab Plutonium Production Reactor Construction Projects in Pakistan
David Albright and Paul Brannan April 23, 2009

Case Study - Profitable and Low-Penalty: Illicit Procurement of Items with Nuclear Applications for Pakistan
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel February 27, 2009

Case Study - Pakistan’s Illicit Procurement of Missile and Drone Equipment Using Multiple Financial Transaction
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel January 28, 2009

Case Study - Detecting the Barrage Approach to Illicit Procurement
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel January 12, 2009

2008

Second Khushab Plutonium Production Reactor Nears Completion: Time to Reenergize Negotiations for a Verified Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty
David Albright and Paul Brannan September 18, 2008

2007

Pakistan Appears to be Building a Third Plutonium Production Reactor at Khushab Nuclear Site
David Albright and Paul Brannan June 21, 2007

Chashma Nuclear Site in Pakistan with Possible Reprocessing Plant
David Albright and Paul Brannan January 18, 2007

2006

Update on the Construction of the New, Large Khushab Reactor
David Albright and Paul Brannan October 4, 2006

Further Discussion of the New, Large Khushab Reactor
David Albright and Paul Brannan August 4, 2006

Commercial Satellite Imagery Suggests Pakistan is Building a Second, Much Larger Plutonium Production Reactor: Is South Asia Headed for a Dramatic Buildup in Nuclear Arsenals?
David Albright and Paul Brannan July 24, 2006

2004

Uncovering the Nuclear Black Market: Working Toward Closing Gaps in the International Nonproliferation Regime
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein July 2, 2004

Documents Indicate A.Q. Khan Offered Nuclear Weapon Designs to Iraq in 1990: Did He Approach Other Countries?
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein February 4, 2004

2003

A Bomb for the Ummah?
David Albright and Holly Higgins March 1, 2003

2001

Securing Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Complex
David Albright October 25, 2001

Securing Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal: Principles for Assistance
David Albright, Kevin O'Neill and Corey Hinderstein October 4, 2001

The First Casualty of the War on Terrorism Must not be Pakistan: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Must Not Fall into Terrorists' Hands September 18, 2001

2000

India’s and Pakistan’s Fissile Material and Nuclear Weapons Inventories, end of 1999
David Albright, President October 11, 2000

Analysis of IKONOS Imagery of the Newly-Identified Heavy Water Plant at Khushab, Pakistan March 16, 2000

Analysis of IKONOS Imagery of the Plutonium Production Reactor at Khushab, Pakistan March 16, 2000

1999

India and Pakistan’s Fissile Material and Nuclear Weapons Inventory, end of 1998
David Albright, President October 27, 1999

1998

New Details Emerge About Pakistan’s First Nuclear Test Site
David Albright, Corey Gay Hinderstein and Frank Pabian December 1, 1998

ISIS Technical Assessment: Pakistan’s Efforts to Obtain Unsafeguarded Plutonium are Nearing Fruition
David Albright June 1, 1998

ISIS Technical Assessment: Pakistan’s Stock of Weapon-Grade Uranium
David Albright and Kevin O'Neill June 1, 1998

Additional February 1998 KVR-1000 images of Probably May 30, 1998 Nuclear Test Site May 30, 1998

Pakistan’s May 30, 1998 Nuclear Test Site:  Preliminary Findings May 30, 1998

Ground Images of May 28, 1998 Test Site May 28, 1998

Satellite Images of May 28, 1998 Test Site May 28, 1998

Preventing a South Asian Arms Race
Kevin O'Neill, Deputy Director May 20, 1998

Fact Sheet: India and Pakistan—Current and Potential Nuclear Arsenals
David Albright May 13, 1998

ISIS MEDIA ADVISORY—Pakistan’s Momentous Decision: Responding in kind to Indian nuclear tests only would heighten tensions on the subcontinent May 13, 1998

1992

Pakistan’s bomb: Out of the closet
David Albright and Mark Hibbs July 1, 1992