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Published online 7 October 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051003-15

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Nuclear watchdog bags peace prize

Nobel money split between atomic energy agency and its leader.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the nuclear watchdog that has found itself enmeshed in political battles over Iran and Iraq, has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Half of the 10-million-kronor (US$1.

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