New doubt cast on whether Syria tried to build reactor

Quote:Mohamed ElBaradei, the Egyptian lawyer who directs the atomic agency in Vienna, this week told Al Hayat, an Arabic language newspaper based in London, that his agency wanted to inspect the site.

"So far, we have not received any information about any nuclear programs in Syria," he said, according to a transcript posted on the newspaper's Web site. "When I spoke to the Syrian brothers, they said that the target was a military facility. I asked for their permission to allow the agency to visit the facility and to verify that it was not nuclear."

ElBaradei added: "The Syrian brothers did not allow us to visit and inspect the location."

While some analysts have suggested that the new building might slow down international inspectors, ElBaradei in the interview said his agency had "technologies to assure that the location did not host a nuclear facility."

The analysis of satellite photographs, he added, led experts to doubt "that the targeted construction" was in fact a nuclear reactor.

So, what was it?

I45owl Wrote:[So, what was it?

It was a North Korean designed nuclear reactor. The air attack on the site followed a commando assault. Israeli commandos raided the plance and brought back proof it was a nuclaer site, then called in the air strike.

The raid/airstrike was in September 07. Ny November 07 the Syrians had totally dismantled the reactor building and all associated structures. Glorbalsecurity.org used to have the "before" and "after" recon sat photos.

WMD Owl Wrote:

I45owl Wrote:[So, what was it?

It was a North Korean designed nuclear reactor. The air attack on the site followed a commando assault. Israeli commandos raided the plance and brought back proof it was a nuclaer site, then called in the air strike.

The raid/airstrike was in September 07. Ny November 07 the Syrians had totally dismantled the reactor building and all associated structures. Glorbalsecurity.org used to have the "before" and "after" recon sat photos.

Yeah, I am sure Colin Powell had demonstration pictures too. Much like this one:

RobertN Wrote:

WMD Owl Wrote:

I45owl Wrote:[So, what was it?

It was a North Korean designed nuclear reactor. The air attack on the site followed a commando assault. Israeli commandos raided the plance and brought back proof it was a nuclaer site, then called in the air strike.

The raid/airstrike was in September 07. Ny November 07 the Syrians had totally dismantled the reactor building and all associated structures. Glorbalsecurity.org used to have the "before" and "after" recon sat photos.

Yeah, I am sure Colin Powell had demonstration pictures too. Much like this one:

You know it must be an amazing feeling to have such a high level of schadenfreud for your own country.