Article: Scary, or not? Ian's nuclear programme.(it is suspected that Iran's development of a nuclear power plant may also involve the development of nuclear weapons, and the United States is attempting to discourage nuclear-related exports to Iran)(Brief Article)

TEHRAN

IS IRAN'S civilian nuclear programme a front for developing nuclear weapons? The United States, which suspects as much, has been greatly perturbed since Iran, three years ago, offered a contract to Russia to complete a nuclear power plant at Bushehr, a port on the Gulf, which Germany had started before Iran's 1979 revolution. To begin with, America leant on Russia to scrap the $800m deal, but the Russians refused. It then offered bribes to other countries that were believed to be exporting nuclear parts to Iran: these included China, Argentina, Moldova and, most recently, Ukraine. This method proved more successful.

During her visit to Ukraine last ...

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