Plutonium in Libya
Libya produced plutonium. (Hat tip: Michael S.)
The UN’s nuclear watchdog has said Libya managed to produce a small amount of plutonium using technology acquired on the black market.
The International Atomic Energy Agency report did not specify the amount, but said it was not enough to make a nuclear bomb, diplomats said.
In 2003, Libya said it was abandoning plans to develop nuclear weapons.
The agency has been overseeing the removal and destruction of equipment used in the clandestine programme.
The report said Libya secretly imported enriched uranium which it converted into plutonium, and engaged in other activities aimed at producing a nuclear weapon.