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Burma trying to buy nuclear weapons technology from North Korea

The Next Nuclear Nightmare – The Daily Beast, by Philip Shenon, 15 April 2010,  As Obama calls for reduced nukes, a surprising new rogue state looms. Philip Shenon reports U.S. spy agencies fear Burma is trying to buy nuclear weapons technology from North Korea.Even as President Obama won agreement from world leaders this week to block the spread of nuclear weapons, the United States is facing a new—and unexpected—nuclear foe: Burma.

National-security officials tell The Daily Beast that U.S. spy agencies and their Asian counterparts have stepped up surveillance of potential nuclear sites in Burma in recent weeks in light of evidence that suggests the country’s brutal junta is trying to buy nuclear-weapons technology from North Korea. The Next Nuclear Nightmare – Page 1 – The Daily Beast

April 15, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ASIA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons