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China Will Help Egypt Develop
Nuclear Weapons - Report
By The Jerusalem Post Internet Staff
6-24-2

The German Daily Die Welt on Saturday published a report, according to which China is set to aid Egypt in obtaining nuclear weapons, Israel Radio reported. The report quoted Western intelligence officials.

According to the report, Egypt intends to mine natural uranium in the Sinai Peninsula and enrich it to weapons' grade material. The material would then be used on long-range missiles.

According to the paper's report, an agreement between Egypt and China was reached during Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to China in January. Most of the details of the agreement have remained confidential, although security sources believe that the agreement between the two countries regards cooperation on matters of research, development and use of uranium sources.

The report said Egypt denied it had any nuclear agenda. According to the report, the International Atomic Energy Agency, situated in Vienna, confirmed that it has no information on nuclear developments in Egypt. However, the paper stressed that there have been increased hints that Cairo was stepping up its attempts to attain and enrich uranium.

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