Director of U.N. Nuclear Agency Accepts Nobel; In Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, ElBaradei Warns of 'Race Against Time' on Weapons From: The Washington Post | Date: December 11, 2005| Author: Doug Mellgren | Copyright 2005 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, the risk of nuclear disaster is as great as ever with terrorists zealously pursuing atomic weapons, Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general of the U.N. nuclear agency, said Saturday in accepting the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.

ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency he leads received the coveted award in the Norwegian capital for their efforts to control the spread of nuclear weapons -- a job ElBaradei nearly lost because of a dis...