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The IAEA's Decision to Find Iran in Non-Compliance, 2002–2006

IN THIS ISSUE: IAEA's decision to find Iran in non-compliance, China blazes trail for 'clean' nuclear power, Amano has no rivals for new term, radioactive waste dumped into rivers during decontamination work in Fukushima, NATO-Russia tactical nuke deal, Los Alamos removes Chinese technology.

Published on January 8, 2013
 

The IAEA's Decision to Find Iran in Non-Compliance, 2002–2006

Nima Gerami and Pierre Goldschmidt | National Defense University

El Baradei

On August 14, 2002, at a press conference in Washington, DC, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an exiled Iranian opposition group, drew worldwide attention when it publicly accused Iran of clandestinely developing nuclear weapons.

Alireza Jafarzadeh, then-U.S. media spokesperson for the NCRI, described two "top secret" nuclear facilities being constructed in Iran at Natanz and Arak under the guise of front companies involved in the procurement of nuclear material and equipment.   Full Article



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