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IAEA concerned about nuclear developments in Iran and Syria

AUDIO Nuclear Watchdog Details Concerns In Iran, Syria : NPR, 26 May 11, The International Atomic Energy Agency has released troubling new reports on the nuclear activities of Iran and Syria.The Iran report indicates the production of enriched uranium there is increasing and raises more questions about Iran’s possible research into the military applications of nuclear technology.

In the Syria report, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has reached the conclusion that Syria was very likely building a clandestine nuclear reactor when Israel bombed the site in 2007.

Iran: Uranium Enrichment Increasing

Iran’s production of low-enriched uranium is on the rise, and though the facility at Natanz is far from full capacity, it is producing more per month now than in the past.

Iran’s enrichment activities were hampered by breakdowns and by a computer attack last year caused by what’s come to be known as the Stuxnet worm.

But the IAEA report suggests Iran has surmounted those difficulties, says David Albright, director of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington…..

Nuclear Watchdog Details Concerns In Iran, Syria : NPR

May 26, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, Syria, Uranium, weapons and war