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North Korea âsent uranium to Libyaâ
The UN atomic agency is investigating reports that North Korea secretly sent uranium to Libya when Tripoli was trying to develop nuclear weapons. Diplomats quoted by The New York Times said the agency had found evidence that Pyongyang provided Libya with nearly two tons of uranium in early 2001.
Whoa Nellie! Whoâd a thunk?
Libya handed over the uranium to the US in January this year, after deciding to abandon its quest for nuclear weapons. Pakistanâs former nuclear salesman chief AQ "Letâs Make a Nuclear Deal" Khan ran a huge secret nuclear black market. The UNâs International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is stifling investigating various leads emerging from interviews with former members of Mr Khanâs network and their associates. IAEA spokesman Mark Gwozdecky told BBC News Online that the investigation "spans three continents and involves entities or individuals in at least eight countries". He said the IAEA had not yet reached any conclusions about anything, ever the alleged North Korea connection. The newspaper said the uranium shipped to Libya could not be used as nuclear fuel unless it was enriched in centrifuges, which the Libyans were assembling as part of a $100m programme to purchase equipment from the Khan network. It quoted US officials as saying the discovery of a North Korean connection was an intelligence success springing directly from Libyaâs decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme and the subsequent drive to smash the Khan network. Abdul Qadeer Khan has admitted selling nuclear secrets to every-f&%king-body Libya, Iran and North Korea. Intelligence services are trying to find out whether North Korea made similar clandestine sales to other countries or even terror groups.
Kim said he didnât. What! Thatâs not good enough for you?| Actually, I think he said he didn't one day, he did the next day, he might have the day after that, and he was gonna the day after that... |
According to the IAEA, Libya produced a small amount of plutonium - but not enough to make a bomb.
Well, this pretty much zeros out any faint wiggles on Kimâs credibility meter. Time to plant his @ss and quick.
Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-23 |
