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'''Operation Merlin''' is an alleged [[United States]] [[covert operation]] under the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton Administration]] to provide [[Iran]] with a flawed design for building a [[nuclear weapon]] in order to delay the Iranian nuclear weapons program. |
'''Operation Merlin''' is an alleged [[United States]] [[covert operation]] under the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton Administration]] to provide [[Iran]] with a flawed design for building a [[nuclear weapon]] in order to delay the Iranian nuclear weapons program. |
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In his book ''[[State of War (book)|State of War]]'', author and ''[[New York Times]]'' intelligence correspondent [[James Risen]] claims that the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] chose a defected Russian nuclear scientist to provide deliberately flawed nuclear warhead blueprints to Iranian officials in [[February]] [[2000]]. Operation Merlin backfired when the Russian scientist noticed the flaws and pointed them out to the Iranians. Instead, the book alleges, it may have accelerated [[Iran's nuclear program]] by providing useful information, once the flaws were identified. |
In his book ''[[State of War (book)|State of War]]'', author and ''[[New York Times]]'' intelligence correspondent [[James Risen]] claims that the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] chose a defected Russian nuclear scientist to provide deliberately flawed nuclear warhead blueprints to Iranian officials in [[February]] [[2000]]. Operation Merlin backfired when the Russian scientist noticed the flaws and pointed them out to the Iranians. Instead, the book alleges, it may have accelerated [[Iran's nuclear program]] by providing useful information, once the flaws were identified. Critics contend Risen's citation of [[Seymour Hersh]] as well as [[anonymity|anonymous]] sources make the book's claims somewhat suspect. |
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Revision as of 04:46, 9 April 2006
Operation Merlin is an alleged United States covert operation under the Clinton Administration to provide Iran with a flawed design for building a nuclear weapon in order to delay the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
In his book State of War, author and New York Times intelligence correspondent James Risen claims that the CIA chose a defected Russian nuclear scientist to provide deliberately flawed nuclear warhead blueprints to Iranian officials in February 2000. Operation Merlin backfired when the Russian scientist noticed the flaws and pointed them out to the Iranians. Instead, the book alleges, it may have accelerated Iran's nuclear program by providing useful information, once the flaws were identified. Critics contend Risen's citation of Seymour Hersh as well as anonymous sources make the book's claims somewhat suspect.
Sources
- James Risen, State of War : The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration, Free Press, January 2006, ISBN 0743270665
- ""US blunder aided Iran's atomic aims, book claims"". Guardian Unlimited. 2006 January 5.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ""Operation Merlin"". JunkYardBlog. Retrieved January 7.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ""Clinton Scheme Gave Iran Nuke Blueprints"". NewsMax. 2006 January 7.
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