Nuclear dossier says Iraq poses no threat

Iraq’s nuclear arms dossier appears to echo Saddam Hussein’s claims that his country poses no atomic threat, but only an exhaustive analysis and new inspections can judge whether the declaration is truthful, the UN nuclear agency said today.

“At first glance, it appears the declaration is consistent with Iraq’s statement that it has no nuclear weapons and that it has no nuclear weapons material or associated programs,” said Melissa Fleming, a spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency.