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France has for the first time explicitly accused Iran of using its nuclear program for clandestine military nuclear activity. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy accused Tehran Thursday of harboring a secret military nuclear program. The foreign minister's remarks are ratcheting up the tension between the West and Iran over its nuclear activities. Made during an interview on French radio Thursday, the foreign minister's remarks amounted to the clearest claim by a high-ranking European official that Iran's nuclear activities had a military goal. Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy said that no civilian nuclear program can explain Iran's nuclear activities. Therefore, he said, it...

Last Update: 24/01/2005 19:25 Dagan: Egypt, Syria have nuclear programs, as well as Iran By Gideon Alon, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service The head of the Mossad intelligence service, Meir Dagan, warned Monday that there are signs that several Middle East states other than Iran - including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria - are at varying stages of development of nuclear programs. Dagan, reviewing the security situation for the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, also warned that the atomic threat posed by Iran will soon reach the point of no return in a nuclear arms race. The Mossad chief...