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...Iraq had amassed roughly 200 tons of natural uranium—often called “yellowcake” and used in making plutonium??and its delegations had been touring nuclear facilities in several European countries, including Sweden, France, Italy and West Germany. Amazingly, certain Italian officials were also training Iraqi scientists in the use of plutonium-separation technology. In addition, Hussein had threatened to cut off oil exports to Portugal unless its government furnished Iraq with uranium...

Author: By Duncan M. Currie, | Title: Remember Operation Babylon | 9/18/2002 | See Source »

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