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Syria's 'Courageous Decision' Leads to Nuclear Discovery
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- Inspectors discovered several tons of undeclared nuclear material in Syria, which the country's new authorities voluntarily disclosed in July, according to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.
- The undeclared material, dating back to the Assad era, poses potential risks but will be accounted for and placed under international safeguards.
- Grossi visited Deir el-Zour, a site previously believed to house a North Korean-built nuclear reactor destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in 2007, where excavation and exploration efforts are currently underway.
- Syria had not fully cooperated with the IAEA regarding the Deir el-Zour site until this recent inspection by Grossi and his team.
