UN nuclear agency to probe claims
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Myanmar is set this week to grant the International Atomic Energy Agency broader inspection rights, in a step that would allow for an investigation into allegations the country has pursued a secret nuclear programme.
Myanmar dissidents and Western experts have alleged that the country’s military regime pursued technology that could be used in a nuclear weapons programme, even though the alleged efforts were apparently unsuccessful.
The United States has expressed concerns that Myanmar may have cooperated with North Korea in this area. The leadership of the country has denied the nuclear allegations.
Myanmar has no reactors and there is little or no nuclear material in the country.
