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OtherIn 1993, Novaya Gazeta reporters posing as foreign buyer representatives were offered uranium pellets, plutonium plates, and a Soviet SS-20 nuclear warhead

In a 1993 investigation, Novaya Gazeta reporters posed as representatives of a foreign businessman and explored a network trading radioactive materials and rare earths across the Commonwealth of Independent States. Sellers offered them uranium pellets, plutonium plates, and a Soviet SS-20 warhead. The report also describes radioactive materials being stolen and shipped as scrap metal.

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In 1993, Novaya Gazeta reporters posing as foreign buyer representatives were offered uranium pellets, plutonium plates, and a Soviet SS-20 nuclear warhead
In 1993, Novaya Gazeta reporters posing as foreign buyer representatives were offered uranium pellets, plutonium plates, and a Soviet SS-20 nuclear warheadOther