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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/world/middleeast/15intel.html
U.S. Official Says Syria May Have Nuclear Ties with North Korea
[New York Times] Mark Mazzetti and Helene Cooper - A State Department official said Friday that the U.S. had concerns about Syria's involvement in illicit nuclear activities and suggested that North Korea might be aiding the Syrians in their efforts. Andrew Semmel, a top official on countering the spread of nuclear weapons, said that Syria may have a number of "secret suppliers" for a covert nuclear program, and that North Korean technicians were currently operating inside Syria. A Bush administration official said last week that over the past several weeks, Israel had conducted several aerial surveillance flights over Syria to take pictures of what Israeli officials were said to believe could be possible nuclear development installations.