CIA used Swiss to thwart foreign nuclear programs: report

AFP ^ | Aug 25, 2008 | Unknown

[decimon]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Central Intelligence Agency recruited a family of Swiss engineers to help it thwart the Libyan and Iranian nuclear programs as well as an underground supply network of Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, The New York Times reported on its website late Sunday.

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But the case has been hampered by the destruction of relevant documents, which was done, according to Swiss officials, to prevent their falling into terrorist hands.

But The Times said the real reason for the destruction was pressure from the CIA, which feared that its ties with the Tinners would be exposed.

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[SolidWood]

The Iranian nuclear program has been thwarted? I don’t think so.

[G Larry]

Can’t imagine the CIA testifying on their behalf......

[decimon]

The Iranian nuclear program has been thwarted? I don’t think so.

Maybe it was delayed. Everyone knows the physics of the thing so any country can build a bomb if it much wants to.

[Reo]

"But The Times said the real reason for the destruction was pressure from the CIA, which feared that its ties with the Tinners would be exposed."

But once again, thanks to The NY Times, the secrets of our intelligence community and a valuable and carefully planned and successful operation have been exposed. Those people must live in some alternative universe!

[decimon]

But once again, thanks to The NY Times, the secrets of our intelligence community and a valuable and carefully planned and successful operation have been exposed.

Not to defend the Times but I doubt these things remain secret.

[wildbill]

Nothing like revealing our intelligence work. Thank you Punch Sulzberg.

[bioqubit]

Maybe, but it does two other things: Explains to the Iranians why so much in their program is FUBAR, and puts that wonderful seed of doubt in their addled heads: Ahmed, you turn that knob. No, Mohammed, YOU turn that knob. No way I’m turning that knob...