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Georgia man--no, not the Dawgs, the nation--caught trying to sell a little sample of highly enriched uranium:
WASHINGTON - Republic of Georgia authorities, aided by the CIA, set up a sting operation last summer that led to the arrest of Russian man who tried to sell a small amount of nuclear-bomb grade uranium in a plastic bag in his jacket pocket, U.S. and Georgian officials said.Scary. Important. And, if you read through the rest of the article, not the first time something like this has happened. Good work by our CIA field guys.The operation, which neither government has publicized, represents one of the most serious cases of smuggling of nuclear material in recent years, according to analysts and officials.
Now let me level with you about something that bothers me about this. Frankly, I'm appalled that this guy carried a little slice of Armageddon around in a plastic bag. That just violates every rule of cinematic spycraft. Come on, loser, it's highly enriched uranium, not a dime bag of Maui Wowie. Can't you at least put it in a Crown Royal bag or something?