DATE=9/22/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-S CHINA SPYING (S)
NUMBER=2-254228
BYLINE=DAVID SWAN
DATELINE=CAPITOL HILL
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: The U-S government is widening its probe of
alleged Chinese spying at nuclear weapons labs, which
until now has centered on a single target. V-O-A's
David Swan reports.
TEXT: fficials say the broader investigation will go
beyond the Los Alamos lab and the original prime
suspect, Taiwanese-born scientist Wen Ho Lee.
Investigators believe Mr. Lee gave top-secret nuclear
warhead data to China. But he denies wrongdoing and
has never been formally charged. Critics say the
initial inquiry was badly mishandled and too narrowly
focused on Mr. Lee.
After hearing a closed briefing on the case, Senate
Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch says the new
effort is needed.
// Hatch act //
They're expanding the investigation because it
needs to be expanded and it needs to be more
thoroughly done. And I think they're doing
exactly what's right.
// end act //
However, officials add that Mr. Lee is still under
suspicion. Lawmakers have also voted to reorganize
the Energy Department and tighten security at the labs
it oversees. (Signed)
NEB/DS/PT
22-Sep-1999 19:40 PM LOC (22-Sep-1999 2340 UTC)
NNNN
Source: Voice of America
.
|
NEWSLETTER
|
|
Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list
|
|
|
