Nuclear security

Report: Soviet nuclear weapons could be smuggled to extremists in the Middle East (+video)

Investigators in Moldova, a country on the fringe of the former Soviet Union, described to the Associated Press four sting operations conducted with the FBI in order to highlight the problems they face. They say their sting operations are letting some of the criminal leaders – who may have the dangerous materials in their possession – get away.
"We can expect more of these cases," Mr. Malic told the AP. "As long as the smugglers think they can make big money without getting caught, they will keep doing it.

The fear that hostile groups in the Middle East could get their hands on nuclear material from the Cold War era is not new.