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“The problem is that we see everything in terms of Khan,” Baute said later.

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Baute confirmed that the designs were for nuclear warheads.

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Unlike his colleagues, Baute had the expertise to review the records and determine the extent of the weapons designs, as well as the security clearances to allow him to assess them.

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Jacques Baute, the French nuclear weapons expert, led the delegation.

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When Baute and Kelley opened the bag and started sorting through the hundreds of documents inside, they found designs for a Chinese nuclear warhead.

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Jacques Baute and Matti Tarvainen, both dedicated professionals, provided critical insights.

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Baute said that they had not discovered “a scoop” among the documents or the computer records.

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Sixty-seven files describing the Chinese warhead were retrieved, a more extensive collection than Baute had seen in Libya but not a complete package.

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Baute was one of the few people at the IAEA with the appropriate clearances to examine weapons designs.

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The inventory was far more extensive that anything Baute had seen in Libya, and the device itself was far more lethal because it was smaller and more powerful.

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