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Secret Assad-Era Syrian Nuclear Reactor Was Almost Complete, IAEA Says

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An undeclared Syrian nuclear reactor being constructed during the era of former leader Bashar al-Assad was “almost complete,” representing an “important

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The secret facility was once bombed by Israel and never went into operation. Now the nuclear past of the Assad era is being reworked. Like UN nuclear watchmen evaluate the former nuclear program.

The nuclear reactor under construction discovered in Syria was almost complete and could be used to make weapons, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said today.

The nuclear reactor in Syria was almost ready and could be used to produce weapons, the IAEA's Rafael Grossi said, noting that the Syrian leadership wanted to keep the project secret.

The Israeli Air Force bombed a site near the city of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria, which intelligence services suspected was being used to enrich uranium for military purposes. Operation Orchard was based on reports from Israeli intelligence services, particularly the Mossad, which had well-founded suspicions of contacts between North Korea and its then-new president […] The article AS OF TODAY – September 6, 2007: Operation Orchard, destroying S…

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flight.com.gr broke the news on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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