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U.S.: Iran Must Prove It Has Abandoned A-Bomb Efforts

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VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy to the United Nations (news - web sites) in Vienna said Wednesday the U.N. nuclear watchdog's latest report on Iran strengthens Washington's view that Tehran has a secret nuclear weapons program.

"Iran needs to demonstrate verifiably to the (IAEA) and the international community that it has abandoned its efforts to develop a nuclear weapons capability," ambassador Kenneth Brill told reporters.

Tuesday the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published an interim report on its inspections of Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is intended only for the peaceful generation of electricity.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=8&u=/nm/20040225/ts_nm/iran_nuclear_usa_dc

Sound familiar? Remember our demands that Iraq 'prove' it had no WMD?

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U.S.: Iran Must Prove It Has Abandoned A-Bomb Efforts [View All]