Highly enriched uranium in Russia
An estimated 700 tons of highly enriched uranium is stored in Russia at over a hundred military bases, each with various levels of security. Source: Julian Borger, “Nuclear smuggling: Armenia arrests...
View ArticleAnti-Nuclear Proliferation Spending by the United States
The United States spends close to $2 Billion a year on anti-nuclear smuggling proliferation activities. The money is spent both on monitoring nuclear materials and policing the black market trade in...
View ArticleCentral and Eastern Europe hotbed for nuclear trafficking
A report on the threats of nuclear terrorism reported that most attempts at selling nuclear materials on the black market occurred either in former Soviet Union states or in Eastern Europe. The report...
View ArticleWeapons grade uranium at military locations
98 to 99 percent of highly enriched uranium is stored at military stockpiles around the world where security is considered to be at a high level. Source: “The U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment on...
View ArticleAmount of Uranium Needed to Make a Dirty Bomb
Terrorists would need at least 25 kilograms of highly enriched uranium to make a crude nuclear device. Source: “Nuclear Smuggling in Moldova, Not Enough Urgency in U.S.,” Nukes of Hazard blog, Center...
View ArticlePrice for Highly Enriched Uranium
A nuclear smuggling gang in Moldova offered an undercover group of police officers 9 kilograms of highly enriched uranium for $31 Million. Around 27 kilograms of highly enriched uranium is needed to...
View ArticleNumber of Attempts to Steal Uranium for Dirty Bomb
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there have been 2,200 recorded attempts of smugglers attempting to steal uranium between 1995 and 2012. In order to create a dirty bomb, at least 55...
View ArticleIllegal Smuggling Cases to Iran
Between 2010 and November 2012, lawyers with the United States Department of Justice filed 8 cases against individuals and companies who were illegally trading with Iran. Prosecutors also report that...
View ArticleNorth Korean Missile Spending
Between 1998 and 2012, the North Korea Government is estimated to have spent between $2.8 Billion and $3.2 Billion on its missile program. The amount of money spent on the missile program would have...
View ArticleNumber of Nuclear Warheads in the World as of 2013
In May 2013, it was reported that there were an estimated 17,625 nuclear warheads in the arsenal of governments worldwide. The estimated number of warheads was down from the 19,000 at the beginning of...
View ArticleHighly enriched uranium in Russia
An estimated 700 tons of highly enriched uranium is stored in Russia at over a hundred military bases, each with various levels of security. Source: Julian Borger, “Nuclear smuggling: Armenia arrests...
View ArticleAnti-Nuclear Proliferation Spending by the United States
The United States spends close to $2 Billion a year on anti-nuclear smuggling proliferation activities. The money is spent both on monitoring nuclear materials and policing the black market trade in...
View ArticleCentral and Eastern Europe hotbed for nuclear trafficking
A report on the threats of nuclear terrorism reported that most attempts at selling nuclear materials on the black market occurred either in former Soviet Union states or in Eastern Europe. The report...
View ArticleWeapons grade uranium at military locations
98 to 99 percent of highly enriched uranium is stored at military stockpiles around the world where security is considered to be at a high level. Source: “The U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment on...
View ArticleAmount of Uranium Needed to Make a Dirty Bomb
Terrorists would need at least 25 kilograms of highly enriched uranium to make a crude nuclear device. Source: “Nuclear Smuggling in Moldova, Not Enough Urgency in U.S.,” Nukes of Hazard blog, Center...
View ArticlePrice for Highly Enriched Uranium
A nuclear smuggling gang in Moldova offered an undercover group of police officers 9 kilograms of highly enriched uranium for $31 Million. Around 27 kilograms of highly enriched uranium is needed to...
View ArticleNumber of Attempts to Steal Uranium for Dirty Bomb
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there have been 2,200 recorded attempts of smugglers attempting to steal uranium between 1995 and 2012. In order to create a dirty bomb, at least 55...
View ArticleIllegal Smuggling Cases to Iran
Between 2010 and November 2012, lawyers with the United States Department of Justice filed 8 cases against individuals and companies who were illegally trading with Iran. Prosecutors also report that...
View ArticleNorth Korean Missile Spending
Between 1998 and 2012, the North Korea Government is estimated to have spent between $2.8 Billion and $3.2 Billion on its missile program. The amount of money spent on the missile program would have...
View ArticleNumber of Nuclear Warheads in the World as of 2013
In May 2013, it was reported that there were an estimated 17,625 nuclear warheads in the arsenal of governments worldwide. The estimated number of warheads was down from the 19,000 at the beginning of...
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