Despite widespread stories that the US was stunned by Israeli evidence of a ‘North Korean’ nuclear facility or reactor in Syria, and thus supported an Israeli airstrike on it in September, the IAEA has been provided with no information at all by either country, and is asking for information.

The IAEA statement below says it ‘expects any country having information abut nuclear-related activities … to provide that information to the IAEA’. Various anti-terrorism measures adopted by the UN and USA require such notification . Many analysts believe there was no nuclear facility at all where Israel bombed. The JerusalemPost says the IAEA wants details on any Syrian reactor.

Press Release 2007/19

Vienna, 15 October 2007 — Statement attributable to IAEA Spokesperson Melissa Fleming on recent media reports concerning Syria

1. The IAEA has no information about any undeclared nuclear facility in Syria and no information about recent reports.

2. We would obviously investigate any relevant information coming our way.

3. The IAEA Secretariat expects any country having information about nuclear-related activities in another country to provide that information to the IAEA.

4. The IAEA is in contact with the Syrian authorities to verify the authenticity of these reports.