Iran Secretly Gets Nuclear Information From North Korea

The report came as U.S. Defense Secretary Donald

Quoting an unnamed source, the London Telegraph said two Iranian experts visited Pyongyang in March and stayed for several days, with further visits in April and May.

The report suggested the visits "may have been intended to ask North Korea for know-how on how to act when accepting inspectors."

Iran is developing what it says is a civilian nuclear reactor with Russian help, but the United States and Britain believe this is a cover to develop a nuclear bomb.

Iran's nuclear program began under the former shah, a U.S. ally, with encouragement from Washington.

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