Initial Nuclear Test Results Return Negative

September 2008 | Political Risk Alert

Initial tests by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the al-Kibar allegedly site bombed by Israel last year have reportedly returned no trace of nuclear material. According to Al-Jazeera, IAEA inspections carried out earlier this year were looking for traces of graphite, a key component in the type of weapons (based on a North Korean prototype) that Syria is accused of attempting to build. A second batch of tests, thought to be capable of picking up smaller traces of material, is now being analysed.

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