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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The tritium in question followed a circuitous route that began at the Savannah River weapons plant. The vast majority of the plant's tritium output ; was purified and stored for use in nuclear warheads. But some 300 grams (10.5 oz.) a year was sent to Oak Ridge, where it was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Tritium Puzzle | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Three separate investigations were launched to explain the discrepancies, but according to the inspector general's report, none of the probes seriously pursued the possibility of illegal diversion. Experts say that although the material was packed in sealed containers, it was sent by commercial carrier and did not receive the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Tritium Puzzle | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Talk about timing. With presidential elections just two weeks away, Silvio Santos, 58, one of Brazil's most popular television variety-show hosts, last week proclaimed himself a candidate. The startling announcement might have seemed laughable -- were Santos' challenge not so serious to the three leading contenders. If none of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil: Now, He-e-re's Silvio! | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

The visit by the Polish-born former U.S. National Security Adviser was timely. Two years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev established a joint Soviet-Polish commission whose mandate included the reopening of the Katyn case. Since then, the Soviets have delayed a formal verdict. But officials, eager to clear the air before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: Judgment On Katyn | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Elections for an independent Namibia were less than a week away when South Africa, which has controlled the country for 74 years, called foul. Pretoria dramatically claimed that hundreds of Marxist SWAPO guerrillas were infiltrating illegally into the country, posing a serious threat to a free and fair vote. Claiming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Namibia: Disinformation Or Hoax? | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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