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...osmium 187, a by-product of nuclear reactors that is not weapons related but is an extremely expensive metal with applications in nuclear-energy production. The middlemen in the deal included a former party official and a member of the KGB, who acquired the element worth $40,000 a gram from the factory and sold it to a Swedish company for $70,000 -- though it is not clear whether the profits went into private pockets or the depleted coffers...
There are staggering profits to be made selling Russia's precious metals, especially those mined or produced by MINATOM. These include internationally restricted materials like boron 10, which is used in reactor control rods, and osmium 187, a nonradioactive isotope that can sell for more than $100,000 a gram. International trade in other, less exotic materials, such as zirconium, beryllium and hafnium, is controlled by nuclear nonproliferation agreements...
...experts say, there has been only one credible case in which a gram or more of weapons-grade material was stolen; within the past year, an employee at a nuclear-fuel research facility near Moscow made off with three pounds of highly enriched uranium. Though he was later arrested and the uranium recovered, officials in Moscow are alarmed enough by continuing attempts that they have called for international monitoring of the nuclear trade. In the absence of adequate controls, proliferation is only a matter of time. "So far," says William Potter of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, "we have...
...ubiquitous friend gives a tasty kick to those most comfy of comfort foods, Cambell's chicken soup. According to the Institute of FoodTechnologists, the average American consumes abouthalf a gram of MSG every...
...issues, Wall Street firms generally interpret the guidelines to squeeze out the public. Some companies even instruct their brokers not sell IPOs to new customers. "It has nothing to do with fairness," says Joseph Plumeri, president of Smith Barney Shearson. "Is it fair to have a frequent-flyer pro gram where infrequent flyers can upgrade to first class just like regular customers...