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Assad's Uranium Inventory

IN THIS ISSUE: Assad's uranium inventory, how to revitalize disarmament efforts, Russia, China plan to boost missile defense cooperation, Iran seen stalling on date for nuclear talks, Japan could reprocess nuclear fuel from Korea, legislative review of nuclear-free homeland bill starts.

Published on January 10, 2013
 

Assad's Uranium Inventory

Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk

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At the time the civil war in Syria broke out, the IAEA had not obtained any specific information identifying beyond any doubt where the fuel for Al-Kibar was currently located.

Information pointing to nuclear fuel-related actvities at Marj al Sultan indicated there was equipment on site that might have been used to process or fabricate nuclear fuel. But had anyone clearly identified nuclear fuel rods or assemblies at Marj as Sultan before the war broke out? Not to my knowledge.   Full Article



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