German agency accuses Iran of trying to buy nuclear technology after 2015 deal

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Source: Financial Times

Iran has attempted to acquire nuclear technology in Germany even after the atomic accord it reached with western powers in Vienna last July, according to the German domestic intelligence agency.

The annual report of the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) said that illegal Iranian attempts to procure technology “continued on a quantitatively high level by international standards” in Germany in 2015.

“This was particularly the case for merchandise that could be deployed in the field of nuclear technology,” the report said. There was also an increase in Iranian efforts to buy parts for missiles that could be fitted with nuclear warheads, it added.

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It said that counter-intelligence agents had recorded 141 attempts to acquire technology for “proliferation” purposes in 2015 — nearly twice as many as in the previous year. Two-thirds of these — or nearly 100 — were traced to Iranian entities.

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Read more: https://next.ft.com/content/9739d5c0-4449-11e6-9b66-0712b3873ae1

[BlueNoMatterWho]

1. Not good.

[cloudythescribbler]

2. Financial Times won't let me access the article as a nonsubscriber

hopefully other news outlets' linx (like NY Times etc) can also be posted on this thread

[DetlefK]

3. german article:

http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/illegales-atomprogramm-warum-iran-die-bundesregierung-in-erklaerungsnot-bringt/13834340.html

The domestic intelligence service BfV and the customs-service are saying that Iran stepped up its efforts to get parts for nuclear missiles in late 2015 (right after the deal), but then scaled them back a little bit in early 2016. They are waiting if the downwards trend continues in 2016.

The german government is either denying that such things happened or is refusing to comment on the matter. They are afraid to say something in public that could lead to problems on an international level.

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4. Surprised? I'm not. I've said from the start they would attempt to cheat;

and cheat as often as possible.
And they'll CONTINUE to do it because thats their mentality. Negotiation is looked at as showing weakness.
We'll see more of these stories as time goes by