IAEA: Iran can make nuke and is building a delivery system
Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Teheran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press. The document drafted by senior officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency is the clearest indication yet that the agency's leaders share Washington's views on Iran's weapon-making capabilities. It appears to be the so-called "secret annex" on Iran's nuclear program that Washington says is being withheld by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaraedi. The document says Iran has "sufficient information" to build a bomb. It says Iran is likely to "overcome problems" on developing a delivery system. The document was released as the West was gearing up to hold talks with Teheran, in an effort to resolve the standoff over the Islamic Republic's refusal to freeze uranium enrichment and heed other UN Security Council demands. A meeting was set for October 1, and representatives from the six world powers - the US, the UK, China, Russia, Germany and France - will be in attendance. (22,58)