Missile shell game reshapes US defense plan details
The Defense Department outlined mobility driven MX basing options amid arms talks with the Soviet Union. Air Force officials describe the MX as a movable, highly accurate missile that could be hidden in hardened shelters or tunnels to outlast a first strike. Alternatives include basing in Minuteman silos or from aircraft, with tunnels and shelters complicating Soviet targeting.
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France claims new uranium enrichment method cuts weapon risk
Paris reports France has developed a chemical exchange process to enrich uranium for power reactors that cannot be used to weaponize. Andre Giraud announced the idea at a policy meeting and planned a Salzburg news conference to outline international cooperation. US officials welcomed any nonproliferation advance while noting they lack details.
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Uranium shipment disappearance tied to Belgium firm
A European Community official disclosed that 200 tons of uranium vanished from an ocean freighter from Antwerp to Genoa. The Brussels firm Societe Generale des Minerais sold the ore to Asmara Chemie of West Germany. The ship West German freighter Scheerbergs carried the uranium, with bill of lading dated November 16, 1968. Communications to SAICA were unanswered until mid May when the firm acknowledged it had not received the cargo.
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