Frits Veerman inadvertently helped a Pakistani atomic spy with the theft of Dutch core technologies. When he reported this, he lost his job and had to keep his mouth shut. The whistleblower policy, where the Senate today is talking about, he hopes after 40 years on rehabilitation.
Atomic tests by North Korea. Iran's nuclear program. The news make Frits Veerman (71) still angry. ,, The nuclear discussions stem from the espionage affair between the Netherlands and Pakistan. ''
Veerman was unintentional a key figure in the espionage.He was the immediate colleagues of the metal Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. Who left 40 years ago to Pakistan with Dutch blueprints for ultra centrifuge technology to enrich uranium. That Pakistan could become a nuclear power. Knowledge Khan later sold to North Korea, Iran and Libya.
crazy
So far it had not have come if the board his warnings had been taken seriously, says Veerman. Instead, he lost his job and was intimidated by the National Security Service (BVD). ,, Everyone told me I was crazy. I felt helpless invalid. Fritsje was just a cog in the system, subordinate to the organization. ''
Ferryman worked as a technician in a lab (FDO) of VMF Stork, which experimented with ultracentrifugation. The production of fuel for nuclear power plants took place in Almelo (Ultra-Centrifuge Netherlands).
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