Tag: Evidence

‘No evidence of Myanmar atom bomb aim’

VIENNA: A former senior UN nuclear official has voiced doubt about allegations that Myanmar was trying to develop atom bombs, saying available evidence did not support the claim.
"It doesn't look like ... this is a kind of nuclear weapons programme which is steaming ahead," said Olli Heinonen, who stepped down in August as head of the UN nuclear watchdog's inspections worldwide.
"There is no evidence but it would be good to clarify whatever is taking place," Heinonen, now a