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| Libya Ships Nuclear Parts To U.S. |
| 2004-01-27 |
| EFL Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, following up a promise to end his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, has shipped some 55,000 pounds of nuclear and missile components to the United States in a bid to break out of diplomatic isolation. An American transport plane carrying the components arrived Tuesday at McGhee Tyson airport outside Knoxville, Tenn., with the equipment. It included stock to enrich uranium, centrifuge parts and guidance sets for long-range missiles, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. The equipment probably will be evaluated at the Oak Ridge nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee, the major storehouse in the United States for bomb-grade uranium. There uranium can be converted into fuel for nuclear reactors. The "most sensitive documentation" associated with Libya’s nuclear program arrived by plane last week, McClellan said. |
| Posted by:Tom |