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Breach of nuclear facility endangered U.S. security: witness
2013-05-08 05:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Three peace activists, including a now 83-year-old nun, endangered U.S. national security last year when they breached a secure facility where enriched uranium for nuclear bombs is stored, a federal official testified on Tuesday at their trial. Steven Erhart, site manager for the heavily guarded Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, said the July 2012 break-in disrupted operations at the primary U.S. site for processing and storage of enriched uranium. "The 15-day shutdown...
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