Scientist w/ Energy Dept. raise doubts about aluminum tubes

A team of scientists at the Energy Department published a secret Technical Intelligence Note raising doubts about the aluminum tubes use in centrifuges. “[It] is credible but unlikely, and a rocket production is much more likely end use for these tubes.” This was concluded because the tubes were too narrow, too thick and had a special weather coating.
(In spite of this finding, in a statement by Condoleezza Rice on Sept. 8, 2002, she said the tubes were “only really suited for nuclear weapons programs.”).
David Barstow, William J. Broad and Jeff Gerth. “Skewed Intelligence Data in March to War in Iraq.” The New York Times. Available at:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/100304A.shtml