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Posted on 11/05/2003 6:35:31 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
Pakistan denies aiding Iran nuclear weapons drive
World News Aug 5, 2003
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday denied a U.S. newspaper report this week which said it shared expertise with Iran that could help Tehran develop nuclear weapons.
A statement from the Foreign Ministry did not name the report, but the Los Angeles Times said on Monday Iran appeared to be in the late stages of building a nuclear bomb and had sought help from scientists from countries including Pakistan.
The story cited a confidential report by the French government in May it said concluded Iran was "surprisingly close" to having enriched uranium or plutonium for a bomb.
Iran has consistently denied it has plans to build nuclear weapons and has said its program is for peaceful civilian use.
The story also quoted a Middle Eastern intelligence official as saying Pakistan's role in helping Iran develop a nuclear programme was "bigger from the beginning than we thought."
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