Wednesday, October 29, 2008

U.N. to Probe Suspected Syrian Nuclear Site

From The Wall Street Journal, OCTOBER 28, 2008:

VIENNA, Austria -- Freshly evaluated soil and air samples from a Syrian site bombed by Israel on suspicion it was a covert nuclear reactor provide enough evidence to push ahead with a U.N. probe, diplomats said Tuesday.

... the diplomats told The Associated Press that the IAEA's final evaluation, completed a few days ago, has the agency convinced it needs to press on with its investigation.

...The U.S. says the facility hit by Israeli warplanes nearly 13 months ago was a nearly completed reactor that -- when on line -- could produce plutonium, a pathway to nuclear arms....

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