CIA video showing suspected Syrian nuclear reactor

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The United States releases photographs of what it claims is a Syrian nuclear reactor built with North Korean help.

The reactor was destroyed by Israel in an air strike on 6 Sept 2007.

The attack was initially shrouded in secrecy out of what the Bush administration said was fear that public discussion could prompt Syria, which has long supported militant Palestinian groups, to retaliate.
"We are convinced, based on a variety of information, that North Korea assisted Syria's covert nuclear activities," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said in a statement.
"We have good reason to believe that reactor, which was damaged beyond repair on Sept. 6 of last year, was not intended for peaceful purposes," she said.
In detailed briefings to U.S. lawmakers and reporters, U.S. officials produced before-and-after aerial photographs of the suspected reactor in eastern Syria as well as detailed interior images that they said showed key parts of its components.
The United States did not give Israel any "green light" to strike the suspected nuclear reactor, a U.S. official said.
Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha denied the U.S. charge. "This is a fantasy," he told CNN after being briefed by the U.S. State Department on the U.S. intelligence.
"I hope the truth will be revealed to everybody," Moustapha said. "This will be a major embarrassment to the U.S. administration for a second time - they lied about Iraqi WMDs and they think they can do it again."
Washington's main justification for the 2003 U.S.-led invasion was that Iraq had stockpiles of WMDs. Such weapons have not been found.
The White House statement, which did not mention Israel, said Syria had been building a "covert nuclear reactor" in its eastern desert that was capable of producing plutonium.
One of the photographs presented to lawmakers and reporters showed what U.S. intelligence officials described as a senior North Korean nuclear expert standing side by side with a key Syrian atomic official inside Syria.
Senior U.S. intelligence officials said the suspected reactor closely resembled the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea.

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[mervg]

So you're from Saudi Arabia, right?

This video is real. No lies, no conspiracy.

[Sicj]

Hey look at the facility on Google maps satellite its right there dude. Its very far away from anything.

[deadsnow2]

I wonder how Israel would feel if Russia came in and bombed Dimona or other nuclear sites there....but no, the jews can do tihs. they are the "chosen people". I am sick of them and their terrorism and arrogance.

[undeadpresident]

@driftzs yeah well evidently its creation pissed a lot of people off....maybe that's the root of the problem. Maybe the creation of a state there should have been done in a manner that didn't start a conflict....or shouldn't have been done at all. Either way, I don't like the fact that because I'm from the USA that I am tied to it and my government cares more about Israelis want than what I want. Israel can go straight to fucking hell for all I care. I don't want to pay for their bullshit.

[vengencefrom1979]

fuckyoushima very much

[da3skooom]

What is left of the international system and the United Nations and the Security Council of the Syrian regime and Iran's terrorist is still killing the Syrian people in genocide, and now they are using helicopters to attack peaceful demonstrators and used by the terrorist Hezbollah sniper hired to hunt demonstrators inside Syria Stop the injustice and genocide and the silence of the international crime because it would impact negatively on international unity and regulations

[sr1215cl]

OOOOO they are doing the SAME THING WE ARE DOING. Like we go around and say "you can't build that" while we do the same thing. This government is hypocritical, the saying "do as I say and not as I do" goes so well for my government.

[undeadpresident]

If the US and Israel didn't pick a fight over there in the first place maybe no one would want nuclear weapons to begin with.

[TheMilitaryTactics]

@maidanac Well that is why they are decreasing the amount they have but it takes time and money too.

[maidanac]

@TheMilitaryTactics Indeed it is not only the U.S. but it is the U.S. the one getting involved in other countries affairs all the time and invading countries just for their economical or strategic interest nowadays. That's the problem. If, as the other countries, the U.S. had a more respectful foreign policy then things would be different. What for any country (USA, Russia) needs so many nuclear weapons? N the issue it's not the nuclear reactor safeguards that's something completely different.

[TheMilitaryTactics]

@maidanac Well yes the US stock pile is large what about Russia there's is nearly 1/3 times bigger then the size of the USA's, and there nuclear reactors have a bad history such as the 1993 Tomsk-7 that blew up, now I am not saying Russia is the person to blame but the USA has allot more advanced and safer nuclear reactors, so we cannot blame allot on the USA.

[maidanac]

@TheMilitaryTactics You are right, the U.S. is part of the treaty. But doesn't follow the precepts of the treaty (the same for the pther countries with nuclear weapons). In few words, the call the NPT whenever it is convenient for their interest and call for other nations not to have nuclear weapons while the U.S. stockpile is huge! Pretty much " Do what I say but not what I do". The problem is that unfortunately the U.S. became a threat for world peace and international security.