A while back I mentioned the bombing run Israeli warplanes made on a mysterious building in Syria. Today, the BBC reports that the CIA has video showing North Koreans and a nuclear reactor in the facility.
What I don’t understand is that the site was wiped clean after the bombing run. Also, as far as I know there was no trace of radiation. I also fail to believe that the Syrians could be so stupid as to build a reactor in plain view of spy satellites, especially knowing that Israel has no qualms about taking them out.
If the CIA does have video inside a secret Syrian nuclear facility, well, bully for them. That would be a major accomplishment. Highly unlikely, but within the realm of possibility. However, because we normally don’t get closer than 200 miles to these things (that is, with imagery from our satellites), call me skeptical. This new “revelation” simply raises more questions for me.
well, considering that it was, and I quote the article, “an incomplete plutonium nuclear reactor” then its very likely it didn’t have any radiation there yet. It wasn’t online. The video is of North Koreans helping the Syrians build a reactor based on a North Korean reactor.
Yes, but still: is Syria so dumb as to think they could actually build this thing under the nose of Israel? An expensive nuke program built right out in the open, begging jets to destroy it?
I don’t doubt that Syria would like to build a bomb. I don’t doubt that North Korea will sell nukes to anyone who ponies up the money. What I do doubt is that this building is really all we’re told it is, because what I’ve heard so far is a whole lot of stupid.