Sunday, December 20, 2009

"The only realistic use of this is in a nuclear weapon," said David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and Intl Security, CNN.com

”Source: 'Alarming' secret document details Iran's nuclear goals”, CNN World. By (14/12/2009) London, England (CNN) -- A secret document that appears to show that Iran was working on building nuclear weapons as recently as 2007 is "alarming" and "part of a body of evidence backing up deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program," a Western diplomatic source with knowledge of the papers told CNN on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, has a copy of the secret papers, which were also obtained by the Times of London, the source said. IAEA officials confirm they are investigating the document but said they have not formally asked Iran for more information about it. A top international nuclear expert said it seemed to point to Iranian efforts to build a bomb. "The only realistic use of this is in a nuclear weapon," said David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security. The fact that the document comes out at this time makes it very difficult for Russia and China not to go along with more sanctions. --Mehrdad Khonsari, former Iranian diplomat "It shows that either Iran is developing the capability [to build nuclear weapons] or it is moving to implement a bomb program -- and either one is bad," said Albright, who reviewed the document for the Times before the newspaper published its report Sunday. View Full Article