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Source: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66214/andrew-j-tabler/how-to-react-to-a-reactor
How to React to Syria's Nuclear Program
(Foreign Affairs) Andrew J. Tabler - In his confirmation hearing in March, Robert S. Ford, the U.S. ambassador-designate to Syria, argued that Washington should insist that Syria end its foot-dragging on the International Atomic Energy Agency's investigation into its nuclear activities. For nearly two years, Syria has refused to cooperate with the IAEA's probe of a suspected nuclear reactor that was destroyed by Israel in September 2007. The international community cannot afford to let Syria's proliferation attempts go unaddressed, since the violations threaten the global nonproliferation regime and may be evidence of a wider nuclear program. Particles found at a research reactor outside Damascus, plus Syria's refusal to allow the IAEA access to three other suspect sites, suggest the existence of a larger program. The writer is a Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.