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UN Nuke Watchdog Accuses Iran of Hiding Data

Posted May 26, 08 8:04 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – The UN's nuclear watchdog blasted Tehran today for hiding data on its nuclear weapons program, BBC reports. The UN said Iran had blocked access to documents and experts while running 3,500 centrifuges, which can enrich uranium for nuclear weapons. Iran quickly vowed to keep enriching uranium and said it had "left no question unanswered."

"The agency is of the view that Iran may have additional information, in particular on high explosives testing and missile-related activities," said the report, which gave Iran a list of unanswered questions. Iran's envoy said it had furnished "200 pages of explanations" and called the report a "reiteration of the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities."

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran on April, 9, 2007, file photo.   (AP Photo)
A satellite image of the Bushehr Reactor in Iran was collected by DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite on July 6th, 2002.   (KRT Photos)
The Bushehr nuclear power plant March 11, 2003, in Bushehr, Iran. The facility will eventually produce 1,000 megawatts of power, enough to supply 1 million homes.   (KRT Photos)
This handout satellite image released by GeoEye Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, shows Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility in a June 26, 2007 photo.   (AP Photo)
Anti-aircraft guns are seen near to Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran, in this Sept. 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)
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