UN Atomic Watchdog Says Found Tons of Nuclear Material at Syria Site
Inspectors will account for the material under IAEA safeguards as Syria says it will keep it for civilian use.
- On Tuesday, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced that nuclear material discovered at a clandestine site will remain under Syrian control for civilian purposes, reversing previous expectations that the IAEA would remove it.
- Inspectors with the IAEA began excavating at Site 99, a facility linked to the nuclear program of Syrian President Bashar Assad, after the agency's chief confirmed the site's clandestine nature on Thursday.
- Material at the facility includes yellowcake and debris from the bombed Kibar reactor, which experts note could be used for a "dirty bomb" rather than nuclear weapons, according to reports from Israel and the United States.
- During a Damascus press conference, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi confirmed that inspectors discovered another site with nuclear material, stressing that Syria's cooperation holds "enormous importance" for international safeguards.
- Al-Shaibani condemned reported Israeli airstrikes while pledging to keep materials subject to agency safeguards, reflecting ongoing regional tensions as the new government seeks to manage the former regime's legacy.
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For nearly twenty years, it remained one of the greatest mysteries of the Assad era. Was there really a secret Syrian nuclear program? UN inspectors are now gaining access to sites that remained hidden for years and are uncovering nuclear material whose existence Damascus only officially reported last month.
The new Syrian government reports the nuclear discovery. A Middle East expert sees this as a sign of cooperation will.
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