Also speaking to Fox News, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says if nuclear activity was taking place, it would be “virtually impossible” to cover it up in 24 days.
“If the process runs the full length of 24 days, the IAEA will take environmental samples. When environmental samples are taken, and nuclear activity has taken place, it is virtually impossible to clean up that place. You can paint the floors. You can do what you want. We feel very confident one would find the evidence of nuclear [activity],” he says.
Like Kerry, Moniz denies having ever pursued “anytime, anywhere” inspections.
“I said ‘anytime, anywhere’ in the sense of a well-defined procedure and a well-defined time window to resolve it. First of all, I want to clarify that.”
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 6, 2015 (photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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