Khushab nuclear complex

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The Khushab nuclear complex is a key Pakistani nuclear facility believed to produce weapons-grade plutonium for the country’s nuclear arsenal.

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instanceOf nuclear facility ⓘ
plutonium production reactor site ⓘ
associatedRisk regional arms race in South Asia ⓘ
associatedWith Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ
Pakistan plutonium production program ⓘ
Pakistan’s deterrence posture against India ⓘ
category Pakistani nuclear installations ⓘ
military nuclear facilities ⓘ
plutonium production sites ⓘ
constructionStart early 1990s ⓘ
controlledBy Government of Pakistan ⓘ
coolant heavy water ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
designedFor high plutonium production rate ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 200 km south of Islamabad ⓘ
expansion multiple construction phases since 2000s ⓘ
firstReactorOperational late 1990s ⓘ
hasPart Khushab-I reactor ⓘ
Khushab-II reactor ⓘ
Khushab-III reactor ⓘ
Khushab-IV reactor ⓘ
linkedTo Pakistan’s second-strike capability development (analyst assessment) ⓘ
locatedIn Khushab District ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
monitoredBy foreign intelligence agencies via satellite imagery ⓘ
near Jauharabad ⓘ
Jhelum River ⓘ
notSafeguardedBy International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
operator Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
powerSource dedicated reactors rather than electricity generation ⓘ
primaryFuel natural uranium ⓘ
product tritium (suspected) ⓘ
weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ
purpose production of weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ
support of Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ
reactorType heavy water reactor ⓘ
region central Pakistan ⓘ
securityLevel highly secured ⓘ
significance key facility for Pakistan’s fissile material production ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
strategicRole supports miniaturization and diversification of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal ⓘ
subjectOf international nonproliferation concern ⓘ
open-source satellite imagery analysis ⓘ

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Pakistan nuclear weapons program → plutoniumFacility → Khushab nuclear complex ⓘ
Khushab nuclear complex → hasPart → Khushab-I reactor ⓘ
linked to: Khushab nuclear complex
Khushab nuclear complex → hasPart → Khushab-II reactor ⓘ
linked to: Khushab nuclear complex
Khushab nuclear complex → hasPart → Khushab-III reactor ⓘ
linked to: Khushab nuclear complex
Khushab nuclear complex → hasPart → Khushab-IV reactor ⓘ
linked to: Khushab nuclear complex
Jauharabad → locatedNear → Khushab Nuclear Complex ⓘ
linked to: Khushab nuclear complex
Jauharabad → locatedNear → Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Production Plant (Khushab) ⓘ
linked to: Khushab nuclear complex