S. Korea admits enriching uranium

The South Korean government has admitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency that a group of the country's nuclear scientists secretly produced a small amount of near-weapons-grade uranium, raising suspicions that the South may have attempted a secret program to counter North Korea's...

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Published inDeseret news (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1964)
Main Author David E. Sanger and William J. Broad New York Times News Service
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salt Lake City, Utah Deseret Digital Media 03.09.2004
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Summary:The South Korean government has admitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency that a group of the country's nuclear scientists secretly produced a small amount of near-weapons-grade uranium, raising suspicions that the South may have attempted a secret program to counter North Korea's nuclear arsenal. The revelation, made 11 days ago and disclosed by the agency on Thursday, could greatly complicate the confrontation with North Korea over its own nuclear weapons program. President Bush regularly calls for a "nuclear-free Korean peninsula," and those calls have been endorsed by South Korea, one of Washington's closest Asian allies.
ISSN:0745-4724