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UN watchdog excavates suspected Syrian nuclear site as Damascus pledges safeguards

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Inspectors with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog have begun excavating at a site believed to be…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    UN watchdog excavates suspected Syrian nuclear site as Damascus pledges safeguards (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Inspectors with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog have begun excavating at a site believed to be…

  2. France 24

    'Tons' of nuclear materials found at undisclosed Syrian site, IAEA chief says (opens France 24)

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    UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi said Tuesday that his agency had found several "tons of nuclear materials" at a previously undeclared site dating from the rule of Syria's previous authorities. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said the material was not dangerous and that Damascus had…

  3. Axios

    UN inspectors visit undeclared Syrian nuclear sites for first time (opens Axios)

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    UN inspectors this week visited several undeclared Assad-era Syrian nuclear sites for the first time — including some used to store nuclear material. Why it matters: The inspections by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi and his team came after diplomatic efforts…

  4. Al-Monitor

    UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency last month. The inspectors visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and "a second location related to the nuclear material identified by Syria …

  5. End Time Headlines

    Nuclear material ‘that could be weaponized’ discovered in Syria (opens End Time Headlines)

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    According to a report from The Telegraph, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog announced Tuesday that agency inspectors have located several tons of nuclear material at a previously undeclared site in Syria, material he warned could be put to dangerous ends if left uncontrolled.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Syria opens Assad-era nuclear programme to UN probe (opens Al Jazeera)

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    UN watchdog reports that it found large amounts of material at undisclosed sites in Syria.

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