ANOTHER EGYPTIAN HEADACHE – AT 9:50 A.M. ET:  Just when we thought it was safe to have a revolution in Egypt, some nasty journalist brings us back to reality.  The reality in this case is that we may have a technological Iran problem along the ancient Nile.  From NBC News:

With Egypt in revolt and the country’s future uncertain, concern is growing over whether a new government in the Arab world’s most militarily and industrially advanced country could accelerate an arms race in one of the world’s most volatile regions.

At the heart of the concern is intelligence indicating that Egypt has quietly carried out research and development on weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, biological and missile technology.

The research and development has continued virtually without pause over the past three decades, according to interviews with U.S. officials and a review of intelligence and other government documents by NBC News.
Specifically, the intelligence indicates that Egypt has carried out experiments in plutonium reprocessing and uranium enrichment, helped jump-start Saddam Hussein’s missile and chemical weapons programs in Iraq, and worked with Kim Jong Il on North Korea’s missile program.

“If we found another country doing what they’ve done, we would have been all over them,” said a former U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

COMMENT:  This has to be a matter of the highest concern.  This research can not only be used to build Egyptian weapons of mass destruction, but, as the story indicates, can be passed to other countries and groups, especially if the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrates inside the Egyptian government. 

More gray hair.

February 8, 2011