Khan Research Laboratories
Research and development complex in Kahuta, Rawalpindi.
Research and development complex in Kahuta, Rawalpindi.
The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories is a federally funded research and development complex located in Kahuta, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1976, the laboratory is best known for its central role in Pakistan's nuclear weapons program and its understanding of nuclear science. Established in 1976 as Engineering Research Laboratories, it was originally organized as a top-secret industrial plant dedicated to enrichment as a response to the India's detonation of its first nuclear bomb in 1974. The site was chosen for its remote yet relatively accessible location near Rawalpindi. In the 1970s, the site was the cornerstone of the first stage of Pakistan's atomic bomb program, and serves as the center for conducting the nuclear scientific research. It is globally known for its research in gas centrifuges to produce the enriched uranium; and in past, it has competed with the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology on wide variety of weapon designs but it is now have focused in...
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