Israel Target in Syria Likely Nuclear Site: UN

Uranium, site features could be remnants of reactor

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Nov 19, 2008 3:42 PM CST

(Newser) – The Syrian facility Israel bombed last year looks a lot like a nuclear reactor, UN inspectors said today, though they stopped short of calling it one. The independent investigation found manipulated uranium and features like large cooling pumps that are hallmarks of a nuclear site,... Read full story »

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