Did an Aussie sell nukes to Iran?
In 2001, a now-dead Australian arms dealer allegedly sold nuclear weapons to Iran from ex-Soviet Ukraine, according to an Australian newspaper. It says four 200-kiloton nuclear warheads were stolen by a shadowy group of former Soviet officials, as well as 20 Kh-55 missiles. These are presumably not the 4 nukes that US experts were 98% certain Iran bought from Kazakhstan in 1992
Did an Aussie sell nukes to Iran? | Herald Sun
Laurie Nowell
June 07, 2009 12:00am
SARFRAZ Haider died when the quad bike he was riding hit a wall at relatively low speed in Cyprus in January, 2004.
The bizarre, but seemingly innocuous accident that took the life of the Australian businessman was treated almost perfunctorily by the local police.
But for Mr Haider’s family it was the culmination of a bizarre plot — worthy of a spy thriller — in which nuclear missiles were allegedly stolen from the Russians and sold to Iran for $63 million.
Mr Haider’s eldest son, Sam, has revealed the story of his father’s shadowy life to the Sunday Herald Sun after spending four years and thousands of dollars trying to get to the truth. He plans to write a book on the saga.
He has pieced together details of his father’s life, along with deals from company records and the accounts of his business associates.
And an investigation by this newspaper has confirmed the details of many of his claims.
“It is amazing to me, but my dad was an arms dealer who was turning over hundreds of millions of dollars,” Sam said this week.
“He was close to some seriously dangerous people and he lived an incredible, jet-set life..
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Up to 20 nuclear-capable Kh-55 missiles — with a 3000km range — and four 200-kiloton nuclear warheads were stolen by a shadowy group of former Russian and Ukrainian intelligence and military officers.
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