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Reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency has found evidence of secret nuclear experiments in Egypt, which can be used in weapons programs. Agency's claim that uranium metal and uranium tetrafluoride have been found; Egyptian government's denial of the accusations; Participation of Egypt in the nonproliferation treaty.

Reports that U.S. intelligence officers claim that nearly two tons of uranium hexafluoride found in Libya nine months ago almost certainly came from North Korea. Discovery by international inspectors; Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory at Tennessee.

Reports on the debate over whether Iraq sought uranium in Africa, stated by U.S. President Bush's 2003 State of the Union address. Review on the intelligence used by Prime Minister Tony Blair in making the case for war; Extensive problems with the prewar intelligence assessments about Iraq's weapons programs; Prewar intelligence developed by Great Britain and the U.S..

Reports that a byproduct of the nuclear industry, uranium oxide can be used to clean up pollutants found in industrial smokestacks. Information on research carried out on uranium oxide at the University of Liverpool; Comments from Dr. Graham J. Hutchings, a chemist at the university; Details on the complex compounds of industrial pollutants.