RIA Novosti
December 9, 2011
There is no military component in Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday.
Western powers and Israel suspect Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons. Iran denies this, saying its program is civilian in nature. Speculation has been building that Israel is considering a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“We have verified data showing that there is no reliable evidence for the existence of a military component,” Ryabkov said.
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