Secret Project: IAEA Chief: Assad's Reactor Was Configured for Nuclear Weapons

UN inspectors uncover 80 tons of uranium at hidden Syrian nuclear site

UN inspectors found 80 tons of uranium in Syria as the IAEA said a secret reactor could have produced fissile material for nuclear weapons.

Syria raises stakes on state control as factions are integrated

“To protect this recovery, we integrated the armed factions and rebuilt our national army on the basis of restricting arms to the state,” Shibani said, according to Syrian state media.

UN inspectors uncover 73 tonnes of uranium in Syria

UN nuclear inspectors have successfully uncovered 73 tonnes of hidden natural uranium metal at a clandestine site in Syria, marking a significant development in the international effort to account for the former regime’s secretive nuclear ambitions. The discovery occurred after inspectors were forced to physically tear down walls and navigate through very difficult and narrow passages to access the hidden material.  As reported by The Guardian, …

Syria says armed factions integrated into national army to ensure state monopoly on weapons

Foreign minister says Damascus remains committed to diplomatic solution with Israel, seeks end to Israeli attacks, arrests, incursions

Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete, says UN

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and another undisclosed location identified to them by Syrian authorities.