Iran 'Trying To Remove Evidence That It Tested Detonators For Nuclear Weapons' -- The Telegraph
Iran is trying to remove evidence that its scientists tested detonators for nuclear weapons by clearing a military site ahead of a visit by inspectors, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Satellite photographs show the appearance of earth-moving vehicles and haulage lorries at Parchin, a military base where the IAEA said in its last report that Iranian scientists had experimented with a device that could only be used in the detonation system of a nuclear bomb.
When IAEA inspectors visited Iran last month, they were refused permission to visit Parchin. Since then, Tehran has partially backed down and conceded that the agency's experts can enter the location "once".
The satellite photographs appear to show a recent effort to sanitise the site beforehand, one IAEA official told the Associated Press news agency.
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More News On Iran "Cleaning Up' It's Nuclear Sites
U.N. Nuclear Agency Worries Iran Has Been 'Cleansing' Weapons Site -- Wall Street Journal
Iran apparently cleaning up secret nuclear work, diplomats say -- Globe And Mail/AP
More evidence of clean up at Iran military site -- CNN
IAEA chief: Iran not telling all about nuclear program -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
My Comment: It will be very hard to hide everything .... but I guess the Iranians are hoping to create an atmosphere of doubt in what the UN nuclear inspectors may find if evidence is moved and/or obliterated.
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