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To: TimF who wrote (167579)	4/11/2003 6:50:28 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1585682

But an expert familiar with U.N. nuclear inspections told The Associated Press that it was implausible to believe that U.S. forces had uncovered anything new at the site. Why? (I know it was not your statement so you might have no answer but the article sure didn't give one) This is not really answering your question but my impression was that the site had been inspected thoroughly by the IAEA. Instead, the official said, the Marines apparently broke U.N. seals designed to ensure the materials aren't diverted for weapons use - or end up in the wrong hands. As if material that had been sealed could not easily be unsealed by Saddam... The only way they could have prevented Saddam breaking a seal was to take the materials out of the country.......disposal might have been a problem. Several tons of low-grade uranium has been stored at Tuwaitha, Iraq's principle nuclear research center and a site that has been under IAEA safeguards for years, the official said. The Iraqis were allowed to keep the material because it was unfit for weapons use without costly and time-consuming enrichment. If it is that material then that would explain the radiation without it being part of a WMD, however it still could be used to make a so called "dirty bomb". True.....although I don't know how potent the radiation was. IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, clearly wary of any coalition claims, said this week that any alleged discoveries of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq would have to be verified by U.N. inspectors ``to generate the required credibility.'' Apparently ElBaradei thinks he is much more credible then the US. I disagree. I think he thinks he's more credible than American soldiers, not American nuclear scientists. I would tend to agree with that position. ted Subject Titles Only Full-Text Message Boards Terms of Use About Silicon Investor \| Advertise With Us \| Contact Us \| Terms of Use \| Privacy Policy \| Submit Your Site About InfoSpace \| Partner With Us \| Press Room \| Careers Traded on NASDAQ: INSP © 2003 InfoSpace, Inc. All Rights Reserved.