Six Caught in Moldova Smuggling Bomb-Grade Uranium to North Africa

(AP) Corneliu Rusnac - Six people have been detained in Moldova for smuggling uranium that can be used to make a nuclear weapon. Interior Ministry official Vitalie Briceag said Wednesday the uranium-235 was brought in from Russia, and the smugglers were trying to sell it to a North African country for euro20 million ($28.85 million).


2011-07-01 00:00:00

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