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WEAPONS-USABLE FISSILE MATERIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2002-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

Of greatest concern from the viewpoint of a potential nuclear explosive capability may be the security of weapons-usable fissile material held in research institutes, naval fuel depots and other similar nuclear facilities, especially in the former Soviet Union (FSU).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Opérations CBRNE
CONT

Sur le plan de la capacité éventuelle de fabriquer un dispositif nucléaire explosif, le plus grand sujet de préoccupation est peut-être la sécurité des matières fissibles pouvant être utilisées à des fins militaires, qui sont conservées dans les instituts de recherche, les réserves de combustible de la marine et autres installations nucléaires semblables, surtout dans les pays de l'ex-Union soviétique (ex-URSS).

Spanish

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