Uranium Stolen In India
Oh this is just great:
A container packed with radioactive material has been stolen from a fortified research facility in eastern India, prompting a major hunt and fears of contamination, officials said. "It carries uranium and radiation and could have an adverse effect in an area of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mile)," Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Khoda warned. Khoda said the uranium was stolen nearly three weeks ago after being moved to a research site at the densely-populated town of Rajrappa from a federal atomic facility near Mumbai. The United States and India this month signed a landmark atomic energy deal to give India access to western technology and nuclear fuel, despite warnings from critics that demand tighter security measures to prevent proliferation.
But the United Nations is working to decentralize nuclear power, making sure that dozens upon dozens of countries develop civilian nuclear facilities. Because as long as there are good intentions and appropriate safeguards, nothing bad can happen. On the plus side, at least there will be a precedent when Iran announces that they too have "misplaced" some of their highly enriched uranium, and that it "may" have gotten into the hands of terrorists.
Previously: Israeli-Pakistani Relations? Probably a Good Idea., State Department Anti-Israel Ideology Gets Silly, Kills Americans, Progress in the world's most dangerous place
