- JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Libya
is trying to develop nuclear weapons with help from countries such as North
Korea and Pakistan, an aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon quoted
him as saying Tuesday.
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- "One would not be surprised if Libya would be the
first Arab country (to) have nuclear weapons," the aide quoted Sharon
as telling foreign ambassadors in a meeting Monday.
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- "Libya is diligently attempting to acquire nuclear
know-how with help and support from North Korea and Pakistan," the
aide quoted Sharon as saying. "Not help as in buying a bomb but help
in acquiring technology and know-how to build a bomb."
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- There was no immediate comment from Tripoli.
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- Israel is believed to possess nuclear weapons, but it
tries to maintain a policy of ambiguity over its nuclear status.
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- Israel regularly accuses Libya and Iran of trying to
develop nuclear weapons and says Iran is in an advanced stage of its nuclear
program. Both countries deny developing nuclear arms.
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- A 2002 CIA report said Libya was developing a civilian
nuclear research program after United Nations sanctions were lifted but
was dependant on foreign suppliers to advance it.
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