Illegal uranium seized in Slovakia
A kilogram of radioactive material seized from three men trying to sell it for a $1m US was today identified as uranium.
However, police in Slovakia could not say if it had been enriched to weapons-grade.
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SUBSCRIBEA kilogram of radioactive material seized from three men trying to sell it for a $1m US was today identified as uranium.
However, police in Slovakia could not say if it had been enriched to weapons-grade.
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