Bypassing IAEA sanctions is easy enough if Iran's nuke program has a Chinese Connexion.
Posted on 04/04/2010 7:02:26 PM PDT by myknowledge
Iran recently managed to obtain equipment critical to its uranium enrichment efforts, and which is banned by UN sanctions against the country, through a Chinese company, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
According to the report, the hardware – which included valves and vacuum gauges for enrichment centrifuges – was bought by an Iranian research firm which is linked to the country’s atomic energy organization. It was purchased from an intermediary representing a Chinese company - Zheijiang Ouhai Trade Corp.
According to the report, news of the purchase reached Western officials after an email detailing the sale was sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency. An investigation has been launched into the allegations.
The valves and gauges were actually produced by a French company, KD Valves-Descote, which has denied involvement in the sale and says it does not even know how the equipment reached the Chinese firm.
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Bypassing IAEA sanctions is easy enough if Iran's nuke program has a Chinese Connexion.
uhu...nice story of deniability; somebody made the sale, where did you think this equipment was to be used, Belize!
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