Nuclear watchdog 'worried' by activity at Iraqi sites

The United Nations nuclear watchdog expressed concern today at the removal of equipment and ”significant dismantling” at 37 key sites in Iraq previously monitored for potential nuclear activity.

In a letter to the UN Security Council, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency also said satellite imagery has revealed that at least one site where contaminated rubble from Saddam Hussein’s nuclear programme had been buried has been extensively excavated.