Egypt says its nuclear programme peaceful

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/January/middleeast_January159.xml§ion=middleeast

CAIRO - Egypt’s nuclear programme is not military and is aimed at generating electricity and desalinating water, senior Egyptian officials were quoted as saying on Thursday.

Western diplomats said on Wednesday the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, was investigating undeclared nuclear work in Egypt that could have been linked to an atomic weapons programme.

“Egypt has a peaceful nuclear programme for nuclear energy directed fundamentally towards generating electricity and desalinating water,” Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif was quoted as saying in the semi-official al-Ahram newspaper.

He said Egypt, a country of 70 million, reserved the option of building nuclear power stations if they proved economical and there was a need.

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1. bomb them!!!

:eyes:

[Massachusetts]

2. Peaceful?

:nuke:

[AndyTiedye]

3. It Did Seem Really Warm Inside the Great Pyramid

[Torque67]

4. You know, when I'm doing something peaceful,

I usually dont try too hard to hide it. No need to wave a big sign around, but I don't feel a need to not put it in any records or anything.