A nuclear Chavez?

September 28, 2010 05:23


CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that his government is carrying out initial studies into starting a nuclear energy program.

AP via FOXNews.com

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“We’re taking on the project of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and they aren’t going to stop us,” Chavez said. “We need it and we’re carrying out the first studies.”

Chavez is a close ally of Iran and has defended the Iranian nuclear program, saying he is sure Iran is not making atomic weapons in spite of U.S. and European suspicions.

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