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Iran Developing Nuclear Weapons, France Says
Intelligence information obtained by France apparently contradicts a recent U.S. intelligence assertion that Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons, Agence France-Presse reported today (see GSN, Jan. 31).
“Coordinated information from a number of intelligence services leads us to believe that Iran has not given up its wish to pursue its (nuclear) program,” and is “continuing to develop” it, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said in Washington.
The 16 U.S. intelligence services concluded in a National Intelligence Estimate released in December that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons development in 2003 but continues its uranium enrichment program, which Tehran could use to produce a key nuclear weapon ingredient.
Morin urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to “continue carrying out all the necessary investigations” into Iran’s nuclear program (Agence France-Presse/Google News, Feb. 1). http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1Zpuhg0QMACoTxnPW29AZP0XiLw
Intelligence information obtained by France apparently contradicts a recent U.S. intelligence assertion that Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons, Agence France-Presse reported today (see GSN, Jan. 31).
“Coordinated information from a number of intelligence services leads us to believe that Iran has not given up its wish to pursue its (nuclear) program,” and is “continuing to develop” it, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said in Washington.
The 16 U.S. intelligence services concluded in a National Intelligence Estimate released in December that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons development in 2003 but continues its uranium enrichment program, which Tehran could use to produce a key nuclear weapon ingredient.
Morin urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to “continue carrying out all the necessary investigations” into Iran’s nuclear program (Agence France-Presse/Google News, Feb. 1). http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1Zpuhg0QMACoTxnPW29AZP0XiLw