Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says
The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.
TL;DR
- Syria's Assad-era government was constructing a nuclear reactor.
- The reactor was configured to produce fissile material.
- This material could have been used for nuclear weapons.
- The information was revealed by the head of the IAEA.