IAEA: Syria Probably Tried To Build Nuclear Plant

The IAEA report adds to evidence suggesting that Syria was building a plutonium reactor at this site in Dair Alzour when Israel bombed it in September 2007. (AFP/Getty Images / May 24, 2011)

Watchdog Says Syria Likely Built Nuclear Site -- Wall Street Journal

The International Atomic Energy Agency formally informed its Board of Governors Tuesday that despite Syrian denials, Syria very likely secretly built a nuclear reactor at Dair Alzour in violation of Syria's international treaty obligations.

Diplomats from two Western countries say the IAEA finding will lead to increased diplomatic pressure on Syria when IAEA Board of Governors at its next meeting in early June debates proposals for a resolution that would refer the agency's findings to the United Nations Security Council.

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