Radiation leaking from nuclear bombs in tunnels inside Kirana Hills in Pakistan? IAEA makes big claim

Operation Sindoor: It was being speculated that amid the confrontation with Pakistan, the Indian Air Force has also carried out an airstrike on Pakistan’s Kirana Hills, which has damaged the nuclear facility allegedly present there and nuclear radiation is coming out.

Even after days of Operation Sindoor, there was this ongoing heated discussion in the mainstream media and social media about leakage of is nuclear radiation from the tunnels inside the Kirana Hills of Pakistan where nuclear weapons are allegedly kept.

Killing all the rumours, now the International Atomic Energy Agency i.e. IAEA has clarified that no radiation has leaked from any nuclear facility in Pakistan. According to the report of The Indian Express, this information has been given to it by the IAEA as a reply.

In fact, speculations were being made that during the confrontation with Pakistan, the Indian Air Force had also carried out an airstrike on Pakistan’s Kirana Hills, which allegedly damaged the nuclear facility present there and nuclear radiation was coming out. However, the Indian Air Force had also clearly said that it had not carried out any attack on Kirana Hills.

What is IAEA?

Notably, IAEA is called the nuclear watchdog and an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and prevent its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 under the United Nations (UN) as the world’s “atoms for peace” organization.

What did the IAEA say?

Responding to a question, an IAEA spokesperson said, “We are aware of the reports you refer to. Based on the information available to the IAEA, there has been no nuclear radiation or leakage from any nuclear facility in Pakistan,” The Indian Express reported.

Let us tell you that on May 13, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas Pigott was also asked a question on this subject at the US State Department’s press conference in Washington DC. The question was, “Has the US sent a team to Islamabad or Pakistan after reports of nuclear radiation leaks at some secure Pakistani sites?” On this question, Pigott said: “At this time I have nothing to preview.” On Monday, DG Air Operations Air Marshal AK Bharti had said that India has not attacked any target in Pakistan’s Kirana Hills.

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