Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency found several tons of nuclear material in Syria at a site linked to the period of Bashar al-Assad's rule. The agency's chief Rafael Grossi informed about the discovery after his visit to Damascus on August 18, when Syrian authorities allowed access to the material and verification of suspicions surrounding the country's former nuclear activities. Novy Cas ↗
According to available information, the Syrian government itself alerted the agency to the site in July. The discovery is part of a broader clarification of the steps taken by the former regime, which had long been associated with suspicions of covert nuclear activities. After Assad's fall, the investigation progressed when the new leadership in Damascus provided international experts access to the site and the material.
The site was to be closed after the discovery and authorities face the need to quickly resolve the next steps. The agency is now verifying the nature of the material, its origin, and its connection to suspicious activities from the past. Meanwhile, the UN condemned Israeli airstrikes on Syria, which according to the world organization's statements increase tension in the country.
Further developments will depend on the IAEA's technical assessment and the extent of cooperation from Syrian authorities. The case could bring new information about what the former regime left behind in the area of sensitive nuclear materials. Spiegel.de ↗
IAEA Found Tons of Nuclear Material in Syria from Assad Era
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