Assad-Era Syrian Reactor Was Configured for Nuclear Weapons, IAEA Chief Says
Inspectors found about 73 tonnes of natural uranium metal and said the site was configured to produce fissile material for weapons.
- On Monday, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi confirmed the Syrian reactor destroyed by Israeli jets in 2007 was designed to quickly produce fissile material usable for nuclear weapons.
- Since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's new authorities have committed to working with the IAEA to resolve questions about the nation's past nuclear activities.
- The investigation uncovered around 73 metric tons of natural uranium metal, mainly in the form of reactor fuel, which the Agency described as a "historic breakthrough."
- Grossi told a press conference the facility was "almost completed" and represented "a very serious proliferation concern," while cautioning that the previous authorities' intentions "cannot be judged."
- Having received the necessary access, the Agency has clarified and resolved safeguards issues regarding the bombed site in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, confirming it was a nuclear reactor under construction.
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The IAEA has suspected Syria of intent to manufacture nuclear weapons, but the country has denied this.
VIENNA (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday that the government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was building a nuclear reactor configured to produce fissile material for possible weapons use…
IAEA says Assad-era Syria reactor could make fissile material for weapons
The IAEA said an undeclared reactor built in Syria under Bashar Assad was configured to produce fissile material for possible nuclear weapons. The finding sharpens proliferation concerns even as hidden uranium stocks are now under international safeguards.
Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chie
VIENNA (AP) — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.
Assad-Era Syrian Reactor Was Configured for Nuclear Weapons, IAEA Chief Says
The nuclear reactor Syria had nearly completed in 2007 when Israeli jets destroyed it was of a type that could quickly produce fissile material usable in nuclear weapons, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.
Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says
Since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's new authorities have committed to working with the IAEA to answer questions relating to so-called nuclear safeguards.
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