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