nuclear material
How Worried Should We be About Moldova's Recent Uranium-Smuggling Bust?
The $2.1 million worth of uranium seized in a raid last week is only one of an exceptional number of nuclear-material thefts, losses, or smugglings recorded over the past two decades.
Nuclear Hijacking Is More Common Than You Think
Last Monday morning, in a town north of Mexico City, six truck-jacking bandits accidentally stole pellets of cobalt-60—a highly dangerous radioactive material used for cancer treatment.
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