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IAEA Says Iran Has Document For Making Nuclear Weapon Parts
January 31, 2006
Muhammad el-Baradei, head of the IAEA, which says it saw a document from Iran that could only be used to make nuclear weapons parts (file photo) (AFP)
The IAEA says Iranian authorities refused to allow the agency to copy the document.
The agency also confirmed today that Iran has started preparations for enriching uranium.
The details come in a new report to the IAEA's Board of Governors. The report is to be discussed at an emergency meeting of the board on 2 February, which is expected to refer Iran to the UN Security Council.
Uranium enrichment is a process that produces fuel for use in nuclear reactors. It can also produce material for atomic weapons.
(AFP, AP, ITAR-TASS, Reuters)