Iraqi Nuke Report: “Stupid”
An Iraqi newspaper reported today that three missiles had been found near Tikrit, armed with nuclear warheads. But Iraq’s Interior Ministry says the report is ‘stupid’.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq’s Interior Ministry dismissed as “stupid” a report in a local newspaper Wednesday that said three nuclear missiles had been found near Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.
A senior U.S. military official told reporters he had no information on the report in the Iraqi newspaper al-Sabah. He said officials were checking the report.
Asked by Reuters about the report, a spokesman at the Interior Ministry said: “It’s stupid.”
The report, picked up the United Press International news agency, sent the U.S. dollar higher against other major currencies on the foreign exchanges.