Iran
The UN nuclear watchdog has said it believes Iran is still withholding information on its nuclear programme. In a report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Tehran’s alleged weapons development studies remain a matter of serious concern.
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Iran withheld information needed to establish whether it had tried to make nuclear arms and continued to enrich uranium in defiance of United Nations sanctions, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new report. The tone of the language used in the report suggested investigators were frustrated by Tehran’s continued stonewalling of the UN nuclear watchdog’s attempts to determine whether Iran is making nuclear weapons.
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Israel
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter has said Israel has at least 150 atomic weapons in its arsenal. The Israelis have never confirmed they have nuclear weapons, but this has been widely assumed since a scientist leaked details in the 1980s.
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Companies
Centrica plans to disrupt a deal between French state-owned companies GDF and EDF in order to win control of Belgium’s second-largest gas and electricity supplier. Officials said yesterday that Centrica, the owner of British Gas, would exercise its pre-emption rights to match the offer made by EDF for the 25.5% stake held by GDF in Li ge-based SPE. Centrica already owns 25.5% of SPE. The move is a significant element in Centrica’s drive to expand its presence in mainland Europe, where it owns businesses in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.The cash-rich French group is the sole bidder so far for the government’s 35% stake in British Energy and is negotiating with Centrica about its participation in the planned takeover. Suez withdrew from the bidding process on Friday.
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