| Not kabooms, just contamination. |
WASHINGTON --- A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman warned any military intervention in Syria would create a nuclear disaster.
"If a warhead, by design or by chance, were to hit the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MSNR) near Damascus, the consequences could be catastrophic," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich stated, according to Russia Today.
Lukashevich said if a military strike were launched without seeking approval from the United Nations Security Council that new suffering for other countries of the Middle East and North Africa would occur. He added that the region could be at risk of "contamination by highly enriched uranium and it would no longer be possible to account for nuclear material, its safety and control."
He urged the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to complete a risk evaluation carrying out "an analysis of the risks linked to possible American strikes on the MNSR and other facilities in Syria."
Rueters quoted an IAEA spokesperson stating the agency was aware of the statement, but is waiting for a formal request asking the agency to complete risk evaluation and that the group would consider the questions raised if a request is received. |