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IAEA shows photos alleging Iran nuclear missile works
By Reuters
Tags: UN, nuclear missile, IAEA 

The UN nuclear watchdog showed documents and photographs on Tuesday suggesting Iran secretly tried to modify a missile cone to fit a nuclear bomb, diplomats said, and Tehran again dismissed the findings as forged.

Iran said an International Atomic Energy Agency inquiry into its nuclear activity was at a dead-end because the IAEA was demanding Tehran reveal conventional military secrets without nuclear dimensions. Iran has denied seeking atom bombs.

The Vienna-based UN watchdog said in a report on Monday that Iranian stonewalling had brought an agency inquiry into whether Tehran had covertly researched ways to make a nuclear bomb to a standstill.
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Britain has accused Iran of showing contempt for the UN watchdog and, with the United States and France, vowed to seek harsher sanctions on Tehran over its defiance of UN demands for full disclosure and a suspension of uranium enrichment.

The IAEA wants Iran to clarify intelligence material pointing to links between Iranian projects to process uranium, test high explosives and modify a Shahab-3 missile cone in a way suitable for a nuclear warhead.

The Islamic Republic has denied the allegations but the IAEA says Iran must substantiate its position by granting access to sites, documents and relevant officials for interviews.

Top agency inspectors briefed its board of governors on the report's findings on Tuesday ahead of a meeting by the 35-nation body next week likely to heighten pressure on Iran to cooperate.

Washington's IAEA envoy said the group was shown photos and documents of Iranian work on re-designing a Shabab-3 to carry what would appear to be a nuclear weapon.

IAEA: Information on Iran is 'very credible'
"The (IAEA) Secretariat told us the information they have is in their words, 'very credible', unquote, and they have asked iran to provide 'substantive responses', unquote," Gregory Schulte told reporters.

He said the meeting was told that Iran had refused IAEA requests to interview engineers involved in the work and visit their ostensibly civilian workshops, depicted in photos.

Iran repeated that the intelligence was forged or pertained only to conventional arms. It said Iran faced extraordinary and unacceptable pressure to prove unverified allegations were wrong by revealing information vital to its national security.

"No country would give information about its conventional military activities," Iran's IAEA ambassador said.

"I said in this briefing, 'Who in the world would believe there are a series of top secret documents U.S. intelligence found in a laptop regarding a Manhattan Project-type nuclear (bomb programme) in Iran and none of these documents bore seals of 'high confidential' or 'secret'?" Ali Asghar Soltanieh said.

"This is simply unbelievable. This matter is over, as far as we are concerned," he said.

Western concern was heightened by a revelation in the IAEA report that Iran may have had "foreign expertise" helping in experiments on a detonator applicable to an implosion-type nuclear blast occurring at high altitude.

Informed diplomats said the expertise appeared not to have been given by a government such as North Korea or any remnants of the ex-A.Q. Khan nuclear smuggling network that supplied Iran in the past, but by other non-state actors.

The IAEA has called for an explanation from Iran.

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      1.   What are we waiting for? Iran is needs to be taking out NOW.... 22:11  |  BF 16/09/08
      2.   It won`t be long now... 22:24  |  The Beatles 16/09/08
      3.   We`re at an interesting turning point 23:15  |  Richard S 16/09/08
      4.   Iran 23:44  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 16/09/08
      5.   A missile to carry nuclear fuel? 23:44  |  Murray the Mongoose 16/09/08
      6.   Not again! 23:49  |  Axel 16/09/08
      7.   "Fiddling with nuclear warheads," tsk tsk. 23:50  |  Stephen. 16/09/08
      8.   If You Can See it than BOMB IT! 23:52  |  Baruch Gold 16/09/08
      9.   IAEA `probing` used to reveal weaknesses 00:03  |  Ardeshir 17/09/08
      10.   Back in the USSR 00:03  |  The Beatles 3 17/09/08
      11.   Crying waiting Hoping 00:04  |  Beatles 3 17/09/08
      12.   "This matter is over" 00:11  |  JonathanInTelAviv 17/09/08
      13.   Response to The Beatles 00:39  |  Mark B. 17/09/08
      14.   `MEK` Laptop info is likely US fabrication 00:48  |  examiner 17/09/08
      15.   Many ways to contain Iran are still open. 01:22  |  Fortuna Benmayor 17/09/08
      16.   Beatles 01:23  |  Edifice 17/09/08
      17.   For The Beatles # 2 01:27  |  Fortuna Benmayor 17/09/08
      18.   `MEK` Laptop info is likely US fabrication 01:41  |  examiner 17/09/08
      19.   In Aviation Week years ago 02:35  |  Mark Lincoln 17/09/08
      20.   #13 Oh, I agree, Fortuna 04:28  |  Johnboy 17/09/08
      21.   Actually, there is little new in this article 04:48  |  Johnboy 17/09/08
      22.   PHOTOSHOP does wonders 05:02  |  VIPER 17/09/08
      23.   Can we afford to avoid a preventive strike against a declared ... 07:20  |  Jean Van Daem 17/09/08
      24.   Fortuna, I assure you sabotage and all kinds of 07:22  |  ManintheMiddle 17/09/08
      25.   JUST DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WE`RE READY 08:15  |  indrajaya 17/09/08
      26.   Colin Powel held up a vial at the UNSC as proof 08:44  |  lydia 17/09/08
      27.   True or Not is Irrelevant 08:51  |  Mark of Lewiston 17/09/08
      28.   Baruch Gold`s wet dream # 8 09:58  |  Clickfool 17/09/08
      29.   examiner 09:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/09/08
      30.   Good luck to Jean van Daem # 23 10:06  |  Clickfool 17/09/08
      31.   #27, Mark of Lewiston 10:10  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/09/08
      32.   For Lydia on the Bonehead # 26 10:12  |  Clickfool 17/09/08
      33.   #27 No, not quite yet, Mark of Lewiston 10:18  |  Johnboy 17/09/08
      34.   Clickfool`s lack of knowledge or reality 10:44  |  George 17/09/08
      35.   IAEA shows photo 11:26  |  Avinash 17/09/08
      36.   Israel`s ONLY possible answer to Iran is SAUDI PLAN 13:06  |  Ivar 17/09/08
      37.   You Can`t Reason With Religious Fanatics 16:56  |  Ian Beecher 17/09/08
      38.   #30 ivar hasnt been told iran is not party to the 18:17  |  v.hardman 17/09/08
      39.   Ivar wouldn`t know if his own bed was occupied 18:31  |  ZISD 17/09/08
      40.   Shiite Entity in Persia is the last genuinely 18:34  |  17 17/09/08
      41.   #15 Fortuna when #20 Johnboy agrees we are in trouble 18:38  |  Robert/Montreal 17/09/08
      42.   #25 Indajaya what we want to do.... 19:28  |  Big Sur 17/09/08
      43.   "foreign expertise" 19:28  |  ID 17/09/08
      44.   31 Cipora - I Don`t See Iran Doing That 21:01  |  Mark of Lewiston 17/09/08
      45.   Mark of Lewiston - run-up 21:02  |  Mark Lincoln 17/09/08
      46.   #15. Fortuna Benmayor. You have a point. 21:32  |  Stephen. 17/09/08
      47.   #43. ID Youre definately confused. 21:43  |  Stephen. 17/09/08
      48.   Only 43 responses--people getting bored with this fable 21:58  |  Labhras 17/09/08
      49.   #37 Ian Beecher --you are referring to Israel 22:00  |  Labhras 17/09/08
      50.   #24 Manin the middle--Not quite correct but close 22:04  |  Labhras 17/09/08
      51.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 22:56  |  examiner 17/09/08
      52.   Israel`s Short Window of Time-upcomming US Presidential election 22:58  |  Bash`em 17/09/08
      53.   Before the US election? 23:07  |  Mark Lincoln 17/09/08
      54.   #13 Mark B.....al my troubles seemed so far away 23:26  |  Lynn 17/09/08
      55.   #28 Click Fool You are Wrong It is the Perfect Time 23:42  |  Baruch Gold 17/09/08
      56.   Israel`s Short Window of Time will be Missed. 00:01  |  Bash`em 18/09/08
      57.   #7, Stephen Of Rainy Switzerland 00:19  |  Gary 18/09/08
      58.   #55 Gold has no clue as to how long 01:01  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      59.   CHESS - Russian Style Moves 01:05  |  Bash`em 18/09/08
      60.   It is **EASY** to fake computer data 01:09  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      61.   Labhras of Ireland 01:47  |  Akiva P 18/09/08
      62.   #.57 Gary. Switzerland has NBC Bunkers. 02:34  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      63.   spyguy - the IAEA`s dilemma 03:05  |  Mark Lincoln 18/09/08
      64.   Mutually Assured Destruction 03:06  |  Bitin Dawg 18/09/08
      65.   Living in reality denial is dangerous 03:19  |  Mark Lincoln 18/09/08
      66.   "Iran repeated that the intelligence was forged or pertained only 03:22  |  PETER SM 18/09/08
      67.   THE IAEA has long complained about lack of complete access 03:25  |  PETER SM 18/09/08
      68.   Iran Nuclear Missile useless to Apocalyptic Bomb 04:19  |  Shimon Cleopas 18/09/08
      69.   spyguy @#58, Baruch is smack on ! 04:39  |  Akiva P 18/09/08
      70.   #21 johnboy CONFIRMS his LIE while DANCING the PUSSYFOOT 05:29  |  CK Tan 18/09/08
      71.   Johnboy is scaring me ... (#20) 05:56  |  Morris Valentine 18/09/08
      72.   For Robert/Montreal 06:36  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      73.   Thank you, Stephen # 49, interesting analysis. 06:41  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      74.   For ManintheMiddle # 24 06:48  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      75.   For Gary # 57 06:52  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      76.   Who do you call "fiddlers" Stephen ? # 62 06:54  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      77.   #21 johnboy CONFIRMS his LIE while DANCING the PUSSYFOOT 07:04  |  CK Tan 18/09/08
      78.   The Attack On Iran WON`T Happen 07:26  |  Karl Marx 18/09/08
      79.   Looks like... 07:33  |  Gray 18/09/08
      80.   Ian B. #37... Exactly 07:41  |  Gray 18/09/08
      81.   A Zionist speaks # 52 09:46  |  Clickfool 18/09/08
      82.   A reminder to Baruch Gold # 55 09:53  |  Clickfool 18/09/08
      83.   #63 Read the reports of the IAEA, CK Tan 10:38  |  Johnboy 18/09/08
      84.   #8 Baruch Gold - You forgot the CLUSTER-BOMBS & PHOSPHORUS 10:47  |  PADDY 18/09/08
      85.   #66, Fortuna Benmayor 11:10  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/09/08
      86.   #51, examiner 11:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/09/08
      87.   #.71. Fortuna Benmayor. On Fiddlers. 12:37  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      88.   Akiva, you are off by at least 15 years 12:47  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      89.   #71 johnboy SLOBBERS on and on and on 13:23  |  CK Tan 18/09/08
      90.   For Cipora # 85 18:05  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      91.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 23:52  |  examiner 18/09/08
      92.   For Stephen on Fiddlers 00:49  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/09/08
      93.   #67 What are the Iranians hiding? Probably the same thing 08:18  |  lydia 19/09/08
      94.   #32 I stand corrected. Thanks 08:26  |  lydia 19/09/08
      95.   Israel more than capable of strike on Iran 14:13  |  R 20/09/08
      96.   nuclear stuff 23:52  |  demetrious 22/09/08
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