Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says

September 7, 2026 · 4:37 pm 1 sources

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• Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says
  The Guardian · September 7, 2026 16:37
  Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material A nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear…