February 3rd
and we are all, like, so surprised?
Nuclear Evidence Could Point To Pakistan
By Glenn Kessler and Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, February 3, 2005; Page A18
The Bush administration's claim this week that North Korea appears to
have been the supplier of converted uranium to Libya is based on
evidence that could just as easily point to Pakistan, a key U.S. ally,
as the source, according to analysts and officials familiar with the
data.
Two senior staff members on the National Security Council have toured
China, Japan and South Korea in recent days to brief top officials
that U.S. scientific tests strongly suggest North Korea provided Libya
with uranium hexafluoride gas, which can be processed into material
for a nuclear weapon. Their trip came as U.S. officials are trying to
build a united front with key allies if, as expected, North Korea soon
agrees to restart six-nation talks on its nuclear programs....
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