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| Reports That Iran Buying Nuc-Weapon Parts from South Korea |
| 2005-07-28 |
| From Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty According to so-called "secret documents" -- the source of which is not disclosed -- Iran continues to purchase nuclear weapons parts, Der Spiegel magazine reported on 25 July. One such deal is between Iran's Partoris company and South Korea's Kung-Do Enterprises and was concluded on 24 December 2004. According to the report, $98,720 was paid for 300 units of nickel-63, which is reportedly used in the ignition of nuclear bombs and which also can be used in smoke detectors. Partoris reportedly used the cover name Parto Namje Tolua. In the second deal, the South Korean firm reportedly bought tritium targets from France's EADS Sodern firm worth $33,000. Tritium targets reportedly are used in neutron emitters, which can trigger the chain reaction in a nuclear bomb. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #1 SEOUL CONFIRMS SHIPMENT OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES TO IRAN An unnamed spokesman from the South Korean Ministry of Science and Technology said on 27 July that provision of radioactive isotopes -- nickel-63 (Ni-63) and the hydrogen-based tritium -- to Iran in 2004 was legal, Yonhap news agency reported. "The company, engaging in intermediary trade, adhered to the law and rules when it sold 300 Ni-63 isotopes," the spokesman said. "The company conducted the transfer after receiving a pledge from the Iranian buyer that the substance would only be used for nondestructive testing, such as checking pipes at refineries for oil leaks." The company in question served as the middleman in a deal between Iranian and Russian firms. BS oppps... that's MS link.... where's the rest of it? Different link? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-28 09:09 |