CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has kept mum on its nuclear program in what Western
diplomats said reflects the policy of its Israeli neighbor.Diplomats said Egypt has maintained a policy of ambiguity and no longer
rules out the development of weapons meant to counter Israel's purported
nuclear arsenal. But the officials cite that Cairo has signed the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty that bans such weapons.President Hosni Mubarak has repeatedly warned that Israel's nuclear
arsenal could prompt similar efforts throughout the Middle East. Mubarak has
acknowledged Cairo's plans for a large-scale civilian nuclear program.The Berlin-based Die Welt newspaper reported that Egypt will explore for
uranium in the Sinai Peninsula. The newspaper, which quoted Western
intelligence sources, said the Sinai uranium will be enriched with the help
of China.
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