The IAEA’s tenacity also has smoked out much of Iran’s nuclear program, albeit only after an Iranian dissident group disclosed the existence of some of the regime’s secret facilities. In early 2003, its onsite presence in Iraq established that Saddam did not have a nuclear weapons program, contrary to the Bush administration’s representations.
该机构坚持不懈，还发现了伊朗的核子项目，尽管这是伊朗的异议团体揭发伊朗政权的某些秘密设施之后才发现的。在2003年早些时候，与布什当局的说法相反的是，其在伊拉克的现场检查员确认萨达姆并没有核子武器项目。在2004年，该机构揭发了南韩没有防护的钸和浓缩试验。