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

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VIENNA (AP) — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Syrian nuclear reactor could have been useful for weapons, IAEA chief says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The nuclear reactor Syria had nearly completed in 2007 when Israeli jets destroyed it was of a type that could quickly produce fissile material usable in nuclear weapons, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    VIENNA (AP) — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete: UN (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A near-complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce material to make nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday.

  4. The Guardian

    Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says (opens The Guardian)

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    Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material A nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons…

  5. Al Jazeera

    Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA (opens Al Jazeera)

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    UN watchdog says material from facility, bombed in 2007, now under IAEA safeguards.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Agency details Assad-era nuclear site (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    VIENNA -- The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.

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