Posted on 12/24/2004 7:08:50 AM PST by RepCath
WASHINGTON, U.S. Newswire/ -- Six kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) that could be used for nuclear weapons were safely returned to the Russian Federation from the Czech Republic in a secret mission completed early Wednesday morning, U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham announced today. The mission was a joint effort between the United States, the Czech Republic, Russia, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and is another accomplishment of the Bush Administration's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI).
``The recovery, return and eventual elimination of this highly enriched uranium is an important milestone in our efforts to reduce this dangerous nuclear material worldwide,'' Secretary Abraham said. ``We applaud the strong leadership of the Czech Republic for taking measures to secure this material and working cooperatively with the United States, Russia and the IAEA to successfully return it to Russia.''
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I would think the HEU is more secure in the Czech Republic than in Russia.
Everyone's worst nightmare, Russia in charge of nuclear material or devices.
Is that anything like "Intelligent Liberal"?
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