U.N. Team Destroys Most Equipment at Iraqi Plant
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — A U.N. team destroyed 90% of the equipment it wanted smashed at Iraq’s Al Atheer nuclear complex Thursday and tested techniques for blowing up buildings.
Baghdad suddenly backed down Tuesday after months of wrangling and agreed to the destruction of buildings and equipment specified by the International Atomic Energy Agency in line with Gulf War cease-fire terms.
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