IAEA says secret Syrian nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007 was nearly complete and configured for weapons

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IAEA says secret Syrian nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007 was nearly complete and configured for weapons

The UN's nuclear watchdog (IAEA) has concluded that a secret Syrian reactor, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in 2007, was almost finished and had features consistent with producing plutonium for nuclear weapons. The report confirms long-held suspicions about the Assad regime's nuclear ambitions.

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Non-West Ind.Al Arabiya — Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete, IAEA says

RegionalTimes of Israel — Secret Syrian nuclear reactor bombed by Israel in 2007 was almost complete, IAEA says

West MSMThe Guardian — Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says

Non-West StateDaily Sabah — Assad regime built reactor capable of weapons use in Syria: IAEA

West MSMAP — Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says

Google Non-WestGoogle News (Serbia) — Bašar al Asad tajno spremao nuklearno oružje

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