I found this article and offer it for your discernment:
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are working with the U.N.
nuclear watchdog to round up all nuclear material scattered across the globe to
keep it out of the hands of rogue states and militant groups seeking atomic
weapons.
U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham gave details of the initiative in a
speech Wednesday to members of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA). Washington has earmarked more than $450 million for the plan, he said.
"This Global Threat Reduction Initiative ... (addresses) the threat posed by
the entire spectrum of nuclear materials (and) reflects the realities of the
21st century that were so startlingly made clear on a September morning three
years ago," Abraham said.
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said the initiative was a key step in reducing the
nuclear threat in light of the recent discovery of a global black market that
supplied sensitive atomic technology to countries like Libya, North Korea and
Iran.
"We live in an increasingly polarized world," ElBaradei told reporters. "If you
put these...things together -- a polarized world, the proliferation of
(nuclear) technology, the proliferation of terrorism -- you know we will need
to adjust, augment, strengthen our defense."
The initiative includes a plan to repatriate all unused Russian-origin highly
enriched uranium (HEU) fuel by the end of next year and all spent nuclear fuel
by 2010. Spent fuel can be reprocessed to extract plutonium.
Abraham is meeting senior Russian officials Thursday, when they are expected to
sign a bilateral deal outlining the terms of the initiative, U.S. officials
said.
U.S., RUSSIA ALREADY COOPERATING
Nuclear arms can use either weapons-grade HEU or plutonium. Of the two bombs
the United States dropped on Japan in 1945, one had an HEU core and the other
was made of plutonium.
"We will take all steps necessary to accelerate and complete the repatriation
of all U.S.-origin research reactor spent fuel...within a decade," Abraham
said. Some U.S. research reactors used bomb-grade HEU.
He also said they would convert civilian research HEU reactors to use low
enriched uranium fuel instead -- not just in the United States but across the
globe.
MaxBlast wrote:
Pay attn: this information right here says allot about what we can expect to
come to light very soon... More war and this time they are going after other
countries... Iran and North Korea are going to be the targets of this new
approach to dealing with the Nuclear Threat that was created by none other than
the US and Russia. We all better get prepared for some very serious
consequenses to come once they start the next phase of their plan!!!
BTW Don't look for the election to be an election this year, John Kerry is
already fully aware that he can't get the seat of President away from Bush
because they have control of the Electorial College. Just some food for
thought!!!
Peace will only be achieved when these Beasts are out of here...
Brother Jon
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