Libyan nuclear agents controlled by NTC:NATO

BRUSSELS - A NATO spokesman said on Tuesday that Libya's remaining stockpile of chemical and nuclear materials were controlled by National Transitional Council (NTC) forces, who are working with the international community for their proper disposal.

"The NTC is now controlling facilities containing Libya's remaining stockpile of chemical and nuclear related agents," said Colonel Roland Lavoie, spokesman for NATO's Libya mission, from Naples via video link.

"We are confident that allies, international organization that are in contact with NTC are working to ensure that the Libyan authorities can take full control of any proliferation-sensitive material that is left and start planning for their safe disposal," he said.

The spokesman said that Gadhafi's loyalists were only controlling areas of Sirte and Bani Walid, which have been the focus of NATO's air raids.

"It is our assessment that Gadhafi forces can't held their senseless posture for long, giving the dynamics on the ground," he said.