[the lone wolf]

"The absence of protest from neighboring Muslium countries is believed to be tacit approval expressing concern about a nuclear Syria."

Perhaps. But, if the nuclear material came from Saddam's never located stockpile, the current government of Iraq might not complain too much, either...

[bert]

There is another possibility.

Saddam subcontracted his program out to Libya. Libya decided to quit.

Saddam’s material is now in Oakridge.