THE TIMES: IRAN WORKING TO TEST KEY FINAL COMPONENT OF NUCLEAR BOMB
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
14.12.2009 17:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Confidential intelligence documents obtained by The
Times show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of
a nuclear bomb.
The notes, from Iran’s most sensitive military nuclear project,
describe a four-year plan to test a neutron initiator, the component
of a nuclear bomb that triggers an explosion, the newspaper reports.
According to author of article, the documents have been seen by
intelligence agencies from several Western countries, including
Britain. A senior source at the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) confirmed that they had been passed to the UN’s nuclear
watchdog.
Responding to The Times’ findings, an Israeli government spokesperson
said: "Israel is increasingly concerned about the state of the Iranian
nuclear program and the real intentions that may lie behind it."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
