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The US government is on its 17th day of shutdown, the third-longest in history, with ongoing political impasses over funding bills, affecting federal agencies including nuclear security and delaying the swearing-in of a newly elected representative. Efforts are underway to pay federal workers and military personnel, but legislative progress remains stalled amid partisan disagreements.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact, strengthening their security partnership amid regional tensions and concerns over U.S. reliability, with implications for regional stability and nuclear deterrence.
Texas A&M University has announced the closure of its campus in Qatar due to "growing volatility" in the Middle East, following concerns about potential nuclear security leaks and ties to terrorism. The decision comes after reports of Qatar's alleged support for Hamas and its hiring of a former American CIA officer to spy on US lawmakers. The university's move has sparked reactions from both the Qatar Foundation and US counter-terrorism experts, with calls for other American universities in Qatar to reconsider their ties to the country.
The Libyan National Army (LNA) claims to have found the 18 barrels of natural uranium that went missing in southern Libya. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had reported that 10 drums of uranium were missing from a guarded warehouse. The IAEA is working to verify the LNA's claim. The LNA suggested that a Chadian group might have stolen the barrels, thinking they were arms, but abandoned them after realizing what was inside. The IAEA had said that the missing uranium posed "little radiation hazard but it requires safe handling."
The disappearance of a significant amount of uranium ore from a storage facility in Libya has raised concerns about nuclear proliferation and security. The international community is worried that the missing material could fall into the wrong hands and be used to develop nuclear weapons. The incident highlights the need for stronger security measures to prevent the theft of nuclear materials.
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."
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium are missing from an unspecified location in Libya. The nuclear watchdog has warned that the loss of knowledge about the present location of nuclear material may present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns. The IAEA will carry out further activities to clarify the circumstances of the removal of the nuclear material and its current location. Libya has been in turmoil since 2011, when former leader Moammar Gadhafi was ousted and killed in a NATO-backed uprising.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that approximately 2.3 tonnes of natural uranium have gone missing from a site in Libya not under government control, posing a possible radiological risk and security concerns. The IAEA will conduct further activities to clarify the circumstances of the removal of the nuclear material and its current location. Libya renounced its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programme in 2003, but since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been beset by political crises and competing militias forming opposing alliances backed by foreign powers.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that 2.5 tons of natural uranium has gone missing from an uncontrolled site in Libya. The IAEA will carry out further activities to determine the circumstances of the uranium's removal from the site, which it did not name, and where it is now. The potential disappearance of nuclear material may present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns. The site was not under the control of the Libyan government.
The International Atomic Agency (IAEA) has reported that 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a non-governmental site in Libya, presenting a "radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns." The IAEA will investigate further to determine the circumstances of the uranium's removal from the site, which was not identified. Libya's security has deteriorated since the NATO-backed uprising that ousted the country's leader, Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with rival political factions competing for control.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control. The IAEA inspectors found that 10 drums containing uranium ore concentrate previously declared by Libya as being stored at that location were not present at the location. The agency would carry out "further activities" to determine the circumstances of the uranium's removal from the site, which it did not name, and where it is now. The loss of knowledge about the present location of nuclear material may present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns.