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 Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:34 am U.S. Alarmed About Iran Nukes |
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U.S. Alarmed About Iran Nukes
Thursday, September 16, 2004
VIENNA, Austria � A U.S. official expressed alarm Thursday about a possible nuclear-weapons related test site in Iran and accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency of keeping silent on its own concerns about the issue.
The official said the United States was suspicious that Iran's Parchin complex, southeast of the capital, Tehran, is being used by the Islamic Republic to test high explosives, possibly with applications for nuclear weapons.
The official � a senior member of the U.S. delegation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (search)'s board of governors � spoke as U.S and European negotiators moved closer to agreement to censure Iran for reneging on a freeze on uranium enrichment and setting a deadline for Tehran to dispel suspicions it is trying to make nuclear arms.
"This is a serious omission" on the part of IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei (search), said the official, alluding to the lack of specific mention on Parchin in a report written for the board by ElBaradei on the status of a probe into Iran's nuclear activities.
The official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the United States would "go to the other board members" and makes sure the suspicious site is considered in any Iran resolution submitted to the board meeting.
An Iran delegation member dismissed as "a lie" reports that the agency had asked to visit the site. IAEA officials refused comment.
A diplomat who follows the agency, however, said there was an oblique mention of Parchin in the ElBaradei report, in one paragraph.
"The agency has discussed with the Iranian authorities ... information relating to dual use equipment and materials which have applications in the conventional military area and in the civilians sphere as well as in the nuclear military area," the paragraph reads.
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I don't see what is so suprising...I could have told you Iran probably had nukes, and that meant they were most likely testing them. And I could have also told yout that the UN was too lazy to confront it.  Where is the big "suprise" here?
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Republican_Man
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^EXACTLY. What you say is true--they are an EXTREMELY dangereous threat and must be dealt with as soon as possible.
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