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 by Staff Writers Tbilisi (AFP) March 13, 2019
Georgia said Wednesday it had arrested two men for allegedly trying to sell $2.8 million worth of radioactive uranium, the latest in a series of such seizures in the former Soviet republic. The state security service said the two were attempting to sell 40 grams (1.4 ounces) of uranium-238 isotope for $2.8 million (2.4 million euros). The suspects were arrested in the Black Sea resort of Kobuleti, investigator Savle Motiashvili told journalists. If convicted, they could face of up to 10 years in prison. While radioactive uranium-238 is not suitable for a nuclear weapon, it can be used to make a dirty bomb, a conventional explosive that contains radioactive material. The latest arrest highlighted concerns that extremists can get hold of unsecured radioactive materials in the former Soviet Union. Over the past decade, Georgia and neighbouring Armenia have reported numerous cases of their nationals trying to sell radioactive substances.
Key steps in North Korea's weapons development Hanoi (AFP) Feb 27, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday for a second summit with US President Donald Trump on the nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles Pyongyang has spent decades developing. Here are the key steps in Pyongyang's banned military programmes, that have seen multiple sets of sanctions imposed on the regime. - The beginnings, 1970s - North Korea starts working in the late 1970s on a version of the Soviet Scud-B missile with a range of around 300 kilometres (200 miles), carr ... read more
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