Libya converts small amount of plutonium

Using technology and know-how acquired through the black market, Libya was able to process uranium into plutonium, the UN nuclear watchdog said today.

Using technology and know-how acquired through the black market, Libya was able to process uranium into plutonium, the UN nuclear watchdog said today.

Diplomats citing a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said the North African was able to “separate a small amount of plutonium.”

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