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Russian Caught In Nuke materials Deal
FoxNews is reporting that man in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia has been convicted for attempting to sell a small amount of weapons grade Uranium.
The Russian who tried to sell the uranium to an undercover agent was identified as Oleg Khinsagov, who appeared to have connections to organized crime, but leads to terrorist connections were still being investigated.Khinsagov, who was arrested in a rundown apartment in the Georgian Capital of Tblisis, believed the undercover agent who was making the buy was an Islamic radical from Turkey.
Georgian officials said attempts to trace the nuclear material and investigate the man's claim that he had access to larger quantities have foundered from a lack of assistance from Russia.
The man arrested also asserted that he was able to obtain larger quantities of U-235. Although the amount Khinsagov was in possession of was stated as four ounces, this is serious, as it only takes about 12 pounds for a small nuke.
That he also believed he was selling it to a "Islamic radical from Turkey" also indicates that he would be willing to sell it al-Qaeda. Luckily, this cretin is now out of circulation, at least for the next 8-10 years.
Set aside all of the political carping going on around the attempted sale of weapons grade uranium, this may only be the tip of the iceberg. Has Khinsagov sold, or attempted to sell U-235 in the past? If so, who to and where is it now? Who are his suppliers? And, finally, how much of this stuff is there out there on the black market now?
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