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Update: Iran Concealed Its Nuclear Program, U.N. Report Finds
EFL/FU - read it allSmall Amounts of Enriched Uranium and Plutonium Manufactured By Joby Warrick and Glenn Kessler Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, November 10, 2003; 7:56 PM Iran manufactured small amounts of enriched uranium and plutonium as part of a clandestine nuclear program that operated in secret for 18 years, according to a confidential United Nations report. The report harshly criticizes Iran for deliberately hiding evidence of its nuclear program from international inspectors and committing numerous "breaches" in its nuclear treaty obligations. The 29-page report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said so far there is "no evidence" that Iran had sought to build a nuclear weapon, as asserted by the Bush administration, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog said it would keep investigating this claim. Given Iranâs "past pattern of concealment, it will take some time before the agency is able to conclude that Iranâs nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes," the report said. ***snip*** guess we know why Israel didnât take it out yet Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-10 |
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