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| U.N. Official: 40 Nations Can Make Nukes | |
| 2004-09-20 | |
More than 40 countries with peaceful nuclear programs could retool them to make weapons, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday amid new U.S and European demands that Iran give up technology capable of producing such arms. Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, suggested in a keynote address to the IAEA general conference that it was time to tighten world policing of nuclear activities and to stop relying on information volunteered by countries.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 All eyes on the Former Soviet Union candystore. Russia is Pakistan North. Putin must succeed in restoring effectiveness, coherence and integrity (in the broadest sense of the word) to the Russian state. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-20 4:21:27 PM |
| #3 Shoulkd anyone really be suprised about this. with the spread of Nuclear technology around the world in the guise of elecrical generating stations it makes the production of enriched materials that much easier. Add in the increasing sophistication of the machining and metal working capabilities of many countries plus the computer revolution the number of declared nuclear armed counrties may not grow but the closet nuclear powers may grow explosively in the next ten years. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2004-09-20 4:16:44 PM |
| #2 "We are relying primarily on the continued good intentions of these countries, intentions, which ... could ... be subject to rapid change." All the more reason to not give Iran a pass right now. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-20 4:13:46 PM |
| #1 Well, looks like the NNPT was a stunning success. *sigh* |
| Posted by: Anonymous4021 2004-09-20 3:07:39 PM |