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Friday, June 19, 2009
Non-proliferation 'going in circles'
19 June 2009 - Trying to maintain a global freeze on nuclear weapons technology has been tough for Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), although he has hopes for progress on disarmament in the near future.
ElBaradei made an intervention on non-proliferation during the IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna on 17 June. He said that much that was under discussion was the same as three years ago: "We have been going around in circles on some of the issues we are facing." More >>>