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Georgian sting led to seizure of bomb-grade uranium
Russia's refusal to co-operate in investigation of citizen shows gaps in regional security, Georgia's interior minister alleges
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 | 11:01 PM ET
The Associated Press

Authorities in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia, aided by the CIA, set up a sting operation last summer that led to the arrest of a Russian man who tried to sell a small amount of nuclear-bomb grade uranium from a plastic bag in his jacket pocket, officials said.

The operation, which neither government has publicized, represents one of the most serious cases of smuggling of nuclear material in recent years, according to analysts and officials.


The arrest underscored concerns about the possibility of militants acquiring nuclear bomb-making material on the black market, although there was no suggestion that happened in this particular case.

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