March 15, 2004

CNN.com - U.S. displays nuclear equipment seized in Libya



Claiming one victory in the fight against weapons of mass destruction, U.S. officials on Monday displayed a few examples of the tons of nuclear weapons gear retrieved from Libya.

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Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency, said in Washington that his agency also deserved credit for disarming Libya.

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Gadhafi publicly gave up his weapons of mass destruction programs in December under pressure from the United States and Britain. U.S. and allied agents seized a ship carrying thousands more centrifuge parts bound for Libya in October.