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Iran Vows to Show Itâs Not Building Nukes
By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer TEHRAN, Iran - Iran promised to prove by mid-May that it doesnât want to build nuclear weapons, the chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Tuesday. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Iranian leaders assured him they know they must cooperate with the Vienna-based nuclear watchdog. The international community has become increasingly suspicious that Tehran is hiding evidence about its nuclear program. "We agreed that we need to accelerate the process of cooperation," ElBaradei said. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said at a news conference with ElBaradei that the country would voluntarily suspend its centrifuge work starting Friday. Mere "suspension" of centrifuge construction is no longer adequate. After polonium traces were found, "dismantling" is the only operative term that should remotely prevent military action against either Iranâs government or their nuclear facilities, in that order. Egyptian citizen, Mohamed ElBaradei, has yet to even mention his own countryâs covert nuclear weapons program. He is not to be trusted with managing the passivation of any other Mid-East nationâs nuclear efforts until he cleans his own house. Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-06 |
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