Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday defended his country's controversial nuclear program while on a tour of west Africa, calling it peaceful and arguing that Tehran has no use for an atomic bomb.
Speaking during a visit to Benin, the first stop on a three-nation tour, Ahmadinejad called nuclear energy a "divine gift" providing affordable electricity. (AFP)
