Syria to Nuke Watchdog: Nothing to See Here, Move Along -- The Danger Room
Two years ago, Israel bombed a suspected nuclear site in Syria. Now the UN’s atomic watchdog agency is pressing Damascus for a return visit to the bombed facility — along with access to other military sites, where the Syrians have been up to some suspicious landscaping.
According to the latest report by the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, inspectors turned up traces of uranium during a 2008 visit to the bombing site at Dair Alzour. Uranium? Gosh, must have been left over from the munitions the Israelis used to bomb our totally non-nuclear related buildings, the Syrians replied. After the IAEA smacked down that claim and demanded further access, the Syrian government was all, hey, you can’t go there, those are closed military sites!
More News On Syria's Nuclear Program
IAEA deepens Syria nuclear probe over uranium traces -- Haaretz
Report: IAEA inspectors demand visit to Syrian nuclear site -- Jerusalem Post
Syria not complying on Dair Alzour -- IAEA -- UPI
IAEA inspects nuclear research reactor in Syria -- AFP
US wants 'credible explanation' for Syrian uranium -- AFP