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02/20/2004 Archived Entry: "Libya made plutonium says IAEA"

Posted by steve @ 04:46 PM EST [Link]

THEY MADE IT: Earlier today it was reported that enriched uranium was shipped to Libya from Pakistan but it turns out the Libya was able to process their own as well.

Using technology and know-how acquired through the black market, Libya was able to process uranium into plutonium, the U.N. nuclear watchdog says.

Diplomats citing a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday the country was able to "separate a small amount of plutonium."

The report did not specify the amount, but it appeared to be less than the approximately three kilograms (nearly seven pounds) required to make a nuclear bomb.

Wow, what a relief. So this time American and British intelligence were right: Libya's WMD programs were in a fairly advanced stage.

Read on.