2.5 tons of natural uranium missing in Libya, UN watchdog confirms

Military forces in eastern Libya have recovered a stockpile of uranium that was declared missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The barrels, containing roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium, were found several miles from the warehouse where they were previously stored. The IAEA said that its inspectors discovered on Tuesday that 10 drums of natural uranium were missing when they visited an unnamed site outside Libyan government control. The agency added that the uranium could pose "a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns."