Satellite Photos: Another Nuclear Site in Syria

Syrian reactor before and after aerial strike Israel news photo: Wikimedia Commons by Hillel Fendel Western intelligence agencies have detected another nuclear plant in Syria – in a Damascus suburb. Following Israel’s bombing of a nuclear production plant in Syria over three years ago, another nuclear complex, albeit smaller, has now apparently been found, following close analysis of satellite photos. A German newspaper, theSüddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), reports that it has received the photos, but will not publish them because inferences can be made as to when they were taken, and thus to who leaked them. In addition, Washington's Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) published photos on Wednesday of one of three more sites that are believed to be connected to the Al-Kibar facility. Pressure for Inspections of Syrian Sites The two reports are likely to increase UN pressure for new inspections of suspected Syrian facilities when the IAEA convened next month. The small, two-building complex reported by the German paper is located in Marj al-Sultan, adjacent to a military base – and to a wealthy suburban area with swimming pools - 15 kilometers east of Damascus. SZ reports that the photos lead analysts to believe that it is a uranium conversion plant for the production of fuel rods. It further stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna refused to comment on the photos. Read the whole story on: Arutz7