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U.S.: Time May Come for Special Nuke Probe of Syria

(AP-Washington Post) George Jahn - Glyn Davies, the chief U.S. delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Thursday suggested time was running out for Syria to cooperate with the UN atomic agency probe of alleged secret nuclear activities before the agency invokes its seldom-used authority to call for a special inspection. Davies told the agency board in Vienna that, unless Syria ends its stonewalling, the IAEA must increasingly "consider all available measures and authorities to pursue the verification assurances the international community seeks" - diplomatic language for a special inspection. Refusal by Syria to allow a special inspection would allow the board to refer the issue to the UN Security Council, which then could issue a reprimand, pass a resolution demanding compliance, and ultimately pass the kind of sanctions Iran is now under.
2010-09-17 09:03:11
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