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03/03/2006:

"IAEA says no evidence of Iranian n-weapons plan"

03/02/06 "The Hindu" -- -- DUBAI: As the countdown for a crucial meeting on Iran on March 6 gets under way, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revealed that it has not found any evidence that Teheran had diverted material towards making atomic weapons.

In its report which has been circulated to its 35 board members, the IAEA said that its three years of investigations had not shown "any diversion of nuclear material to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices", the Associated Press reported.
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Iran claims Israel has over 200 nuclear warheads
MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - Teheran has information suggesting that Israel's nuclear arsenal exceeds 200 warheads.

"Israel's nuclear potential exceeds 200 warheads. The U.S., meanwhile, is pursuing a policy aimed at distracting attention from this problem," Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani told the press in Moscow on Thursday.


India, Pakistan got atomic arms "legitimately": US
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said on Wednesday the way India and Pakistan had obtained nuclear arms was legitimate, in contrast to Iran which he accused of pursuing atomic weapons in violation of its international undertakings.

While Iran is seeking to conceal development of nuclear weapons under the guise of a legitimate program to generate nuclear power, Bolton said, India and Pakistan "did it legitimately."

His comments, made in response to an audience question following a speech to a meeting of the World Jewish Congress, appeared to go farther than the administration of President George W. Bush has previously gone in embracing the two nations' nuclear programs.