The US has announced that it has removed highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Venezuela, in what the US Department of Energy (DOE) called a victory for America and the world.
In a statement Friday, the DOE said it had completed “the removal of all remaining enriched uranium from a legacy research reactor” in the South American nation and had transferred it to the U.S. for processing and reuse. The amount removed was 13.5 kg (30 pounds).
This action “sends another signal to the world for a restored and renewed Venezuela,” the statement said. It also hailed “the decisive leadership of [US] President [Donald] Trump” on this issue.
Washington resumed relations with Caracas after U.S. forces arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January on narcoterrorism charges. The removal of the uranium was coordinated with Venezuela's Ministry of Science and Technology, the DOE statement said.
U.S. nonproliferation officials argue that any civilian HEU stockpile, regardless of size, poses a long-term threat of theft, diversion, or trafficking and must eventually be removed from circulation. The Venezuelan transfer closely resembles dozens of similar HEU removal operations conducted over the past three decades as part of routine U.S.- and IAEA-supported nonproliferation programs targeting civilian research reactors.
Hahaha ????… Atje e kapen presidentin Nikola me te shoqen duke bere seks ne shtratin e tyre. Hahaha forcat ushtakare te Venezueles me breke te prrushura. Dhe po habiten si na i mori SHBA-ja 15 kg uranium. Hahaha…..Latinet e kane mendjen te ai miku. Ku dijne ato c’fare asht uraniumi,hahaha…
Pse nuk thone qe e grabiti por e "largoi"!?