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U.S. Urges UN Search for Syrian Nuclear Sites

[Washington Post] Joby Warrick and Robin Wright - The Bush administration is pressing UN inspectors to broaden their search for possible secret nuclear facilities in Syria, hinting that Syria's nuclear program might be bigger than the reactor destroyed by Israeli warplanes last year. At least three sites have been identified by U.S. officials as possible support facilities for the Al Kibar reactor destroyed on Sep. 6. "Do not assume that Al Kibar exhausted our knowledge of Syrian efforts with regard to nuclear weapons," CIA Director Michael Hayden said in an interview. "I am very comfortable - certainly with Al Kibar and what was there, and what the intent was....In fact, events since the attack give us even greater confidence as to what it was."
2008-05-29 01:00:00
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