[AdmSmith]

IS NORTH KOREA ABETTING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM?

An anonymous military source said that Iran imported fluorine gas from North Korea in May, "Sankei Shimbun" reported on 7 November. Uranium hexafluoride, which is used in uranium enrichment, can be generated by compounding uranium tetrafluoride with fluorine gas, according to the Japanese newspaper. BS

Source:RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 8, No. 211, Part III, 8 November 2004

[nuconvert]

"IS NORTH KOREA ABETTING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM?"

Gee, wouldn't that be a shocker?

(now I'm trying to remember if there were any mysterious mishaps around that time - maybe shortly before or after? - and might there be a connection?)