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...optimism born of the last talks in August, when the U.S. thought + it had resolved several key disputes, has dissipated. Pyongyang had agreed to replace its suspect gas-graphite reactor at Yongbyon and two larger ones under construction with two light-water reactors that would generate far less plutonium that could be used in bombs. The U.S. had promised its allies would pay most of the $4 billion price...
...Russia seems serious. Both agreed to speed up the timetable of dismantling warheads as required by START II agreement reached last year. Clinton also boosted his Russian aid pledge to $1 billion. Other notable deals: U.S. intelligence agencies will now help their counterparts in Russia in tracking down plutonium smugglers, and Clinton managed to convince the burly Russian leader to turn down any future arm-sales contracts with Iran. That final deal was a notable coup, says TIME State Department correspondent J.F.O. McAllister...
...plutonium and uranium are for sale on the illicit market...
When 350 grams of plutonium, the world's most toxic substance, shows up in a suitcase at the Munich airport, the imagination rushes to sci-fi scenarios. But the threat is real. Is this deadly material one more indication of nuclear proliferation? The basis for the next wave of terrorism...
This story tested his timing. "In Europe, August means either no stories or big ones with no sources," Van Voorst observes. "Americans just have nothing to compare to this total vacation exodus. Most calls aren't answered." Investigating whether the plutonium really came from Russia, as claimed by German sources but denied by Russian officials, Van Voorst was able to tap his long-standing contacts in German and American intelligence circles to help sort out the likely possibilities...