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Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004 11:37 a.m. EDT Iraq
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Survey Chief Duelfer: Saddam Was Developing Nukes

Saddam Hussein had an active nuclear weapons development program at the time of the U.S. invasion in March 2003, chief U.S. weapons inspector Charles Duelfer has told Congress.

In comments that received virtually no press coverage in the United States, Duelfer testified that Iraq was 'preserving and expanding its knowledge to design and develop nuclear weapons.' One Iraqi laboratory 'was intentionally focused on research applicable for nuclear weapons development,' the top weapons inspector said. "