Written question asked by Lord Kennet (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 31 March 1999. It was answered by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) on Wednesday, 31 March 1999.

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Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Question

Whether they accept (a) the opinion expressed by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency that "Iraq is completely free of nuclear weapons and that it does not at present have the practical and technical ability or the materials to make nuclear weapons" and (b) his statement that Israel has "the biggest nuclear reactors for making atomic weapons which the IAEA doesn't have the authority to control". [HL 1680].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

599 c59WA; HL 1680

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Iraq International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear weapons Israel