| The deliberate ignorance of the growing | | | | uranium. |
| vulnerability of Indian Nuclear Assets is showing | | | | Incidence – B |
| the signs of extreme danger to the world’s | | | | Source: NDTV |
| peace. | | | | By NDTV Correspondent Tuesday December |
| India has been hiding the reality since long and | | | | 8, 2009, Mumbai |
| tells the world that its Nuclear Assets including the | | | | Three people have been arrested with five kilos |
| Installations and the Arsenal are extremely safe | | | | of uranium in Navi Mumbai on the outskirts of |
| and in secure hands. But repeated incidents of | | | | Mumbai. |
| leakages, theft of Uranium and possible passing of | | | | Officials at the Department of Atomic Energy say |
| important formulas, maps, diagrams and lot more | | | | the Navi Mumbai police sent them a sample of the |
| to the Terrorist organizations are raising huge | | | | uranium for testing. It has reportedly been |
| alarms for the world. It is hard thatIndia can hide | | | | identified as "useless" or depleted uranium; it |
| this reality in covers now. | | | | cannot be used for making explosives. |
| Recent events and the statements by the Indian | | | | More details are awaited; the Navi Mumbai police is |
| Government display extreme confusion and | | | | expected to hold a presser on the arrests this |
| nervousness in their approach to handle the ugly | | | | afternoon. |
| situation. Since last few years repeated incidents | | | | In the above two events besides many other |
| of Uranium being taken away by suspected | | | | reported time and again, the statement of the |
| people raised questions about the internal security | | | | authorities seems childish when they claim that |
| of the Nuclear Reactors and Laboratories in India. | | | | the Uranium they recovered was useless or |
| It is also observed that those working in the | | | | depleted. |
| Nuclear Installations are not being properly | | | | It is for the knowledge of the readers and Indian |
| scrutinized before recruitment and their inquiry is | | | | Government in particular that the technology of |
| made purely as formality. More ironic is that | | | | recycling of depleted Uranium is available. The |
| recruitments in the Indian Nuclear Installations are | | | | Recycled Uranium can be used for generation of |
| allegedly carried out on Political pressures and | | | | power to preparation of Bombs too!! |
| recommendations by the Members of the | | | | Source : |
| Parliament. The recruitments are carried out by | | | | Active Collection Bureau (ACB), Noble House, |
| Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited which | | | | Brickmakers Castle Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, |
| is a Public Sector Enterprise under the | | | | ME10 3RL UK does the Safe Recycling of |
| administrative control of the Department of | | | | depleted Uranium which is an evidence that India |
| Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. The | | | | cannot run away by simply declaring that the |
| Company was registered as a Public Limited | | | | Uranium it caught was depleted and of no use. |
| Company under the Companies Act, 1956 in | | | | With this shocking reality we can well understand |
| September 1987 with the objective of operating | | | | that even the depleted Uranium can be dangerous |
| the atomic power stations and implementing the | | | | if recycled. We should take strong consideration |
| atomic power projects for generation of | | | | to the reality that with the extensive pressure on |
| electricity in pursuance of the schemes and | | | | Al Qaeda and LeT in Pakistani western borders |
| programs of the Government of India under the | | | | due to solid operation initiated by Pakistani Forces |
| Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Dr SK Jain Chairman | | | | and by NATO inside Afghanistan, Al Qaeda |
| NPCIL should be the right person to answer the | | | | definitely needed a safer heaven where the |
| recent wave of incidents related to the Indian | | | | chances of US Intervention and influence could |
| Nuclear Assets. | | | | not be expected. India is an ideal place which |
| To assess the alarming situation we need to | | | | ensures that no American bombing and any action |
| consider the following possibilities which are asking | | | | to be taken against them if they establish any |
| for World’s attention for strong action and | | | | sort of sanctuary inside that huge country. |
| emergency operation to secure any future theft | | | | Nobody can ignore that many extremist |
| of Uranium and the technology. The vulnerability | | | | organizations are already operating |
| of Indian Nuclear Assets shows that it is providing | | | | inside India which are working on similar lines like |
| an easy opportunity of making Nuclear Bombs to | | | | Al Qaeda did at the time of its infancy. Now few |
| terrorists which is so badly needed by the | | | | organizations like SIMI (Students Islamic |
| organizations like Al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba. All | | | | Movement of India) which was banned by the |
| the focus is set on Pakistan regarding the possible | | | | Government and Indian Mujahideen which are |
| taking over of Nuclear Arsenal by Muslim | | | | believed to be the Indian brand of LeT along with |
| extremists (which is now quite impossible due to | | | | Naxals/Maoists are potential buyers of this stolen |
| laudable success of Pakistan's Army which pushed | | | | Uranium. The available technology of Recycling can |
| extremists way back by giving great sacrifices) | | | | definitely make the so called depleted Uranium |
| but the eyes of the biggest super power are | | | | more than diamond for these organizations. |
| closed from the ugly possibility that India is | | | | More over the Recycling of Tritium Recycling is |
| proving to be the most easiest and most | | | | also carried out by ACB which is UK’s |
| unhindered source for obtaining not only the raw | | | | Company. This also reveals that the technology |
| material but also the technology for making any | | | | of recycling is also available for Tritium and it |
| nuclear explosive device which may not be as | | | | clears the confusion as to why it was leaked or |
| powerful but can give huge loss to the American | | | | stolen from Kaiga Nuclear Plant in India in |
| people who are the prime target of Al Qaeda | | | | November 2009. |
| after being badly beaten in Afghanistan and | | | | It is quite clear with above visible realities that |
| Pakistan by US, NATO and Pakistani forces. It | | | | Indian security measures for its Nuclear |
| would be a great achievement for Al Qaeda if | | | | installations can be compared with any textile mill |
| they could teach a lesson to Americans through | | | | or even more unimportant organization it terms |
| dirty bombs or low intensity nuclear explosives | | | | of requirement of the security measures. |
| which can rock any city of America and turn | | | | In present situation when India is almost 45% |
| that into dust. | | | | captured by Naxals/Maoists and their Nuclear |
| To understand the intensity of this threat we | | | | Installations are virtually kept hostage in the Areas |
| should look at the following chain of incidents | | | | of Naxals/Maoists control, then no body can save |
| happening repeatedly inside India which are | | | | the world from the catastrophe and the trauma |
| alarming and serious in terms of the safety of | | | | which the irresponsibility of the Indian Government |
| Nuclear Technology and Assets. | | | | can give. |
| Incidence - A | | | | The world should understand that only on few |
| Source: Indian Express | | | | occasions the Indian agencies managed to recover |
| Tilak Rai Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 | | | | the stolen Uranium but one can ask that how |
| The West Khasi police arrested four persons for | | | | many times before this had happened and how |
| trying to sell a kilogram of uranium that was | | | | many times this Uranium ended up in the hands |
| reportedly stolen from the Atomic Mineral Division | | | | of terrorists now believed to be aiming some |
| (AMD). The packet had the seal of the AMD and | | | | bigger action against USA which President Obama |
| Government of India. Those arrested include the | | | | also believes that Al Qaeda and its subsidiary |
| headman of Lumkya village in Ri-Bhoi district, | | | | organizations are still a huge threat to USA. |
| Samuel Nongmalieh. This is the second time this | | | | However when we find USA ignoring the possible |
| year that the police have arrested people trying | | | | strong presence of Al Qaeda inside India and |
| to sell “yellow cake” in a packet with seals | | | | moreover their easy access to the Nuclear |
| of the AMD and GoI. | | | | technology and the raw material in particular, this |
| Speaking to The Indian Express on Tuesday, | | | | can give this terrorist organization a huge leap to |
| West Khasi Hills district Superintendent of Police M | | | | become a menace again for USA’s national |
| Kharkhrang said the other three arrested have | | | | security. |
| been identified as Jiington Starwell Kharjahrin from | | | | It is time that the world should take the notice of |
| Nongstoin, Dispillar Lawphniaw from Wahkaji and | | | | poor security arrangements of India for their |
| Starwell Kurbah of Mairang. He said the police are | | | | Nuclear Installations. It is also to be probed how |
| looking for John Khongmin and had gone to his | | | | much quantity of Uranium has already been |
| village on Sunday, but found him absconding. | | | | passed on to the terrorist organizations. |
| Kharkhrang said Khongmin, who is the son of an | | | | Indian Government should answer to the world |
| employee working for the AMD, had supplied the | | | | that how it can save its Nuclear Plants and |
| packet. He said: “We will send a team to the | | | | Research facilities from Al Qaeda and other |
| AMD in Shillong to investigate how the packet | | | | terrorist organization? |
| was smuggled out.” The packet will be sent to | | | | Source "pakistan_hope.bravejournal. |
| the AMD to verify whether it contains radioactive | | | | |