concelho de Nelas, tomaram conhecimento da existência de um stock de urânio guardado nas instalações da antiga Empresa Nacional do Urânio (ENU). Este stock, de cerca de 200 toneladas de concentrado de urânio (também chamado “yellow cake”), é o que resta das 4370 toneladas produzidas durante 50 anos nas instalações da ENU junto da antiga mina da Urgeiriça.
A existência do stock de urânio, talvez desconhecido de muita gente, originou interrogações sobre a perigosidade do material armazenado, a vulnerabilidade do local e a possibilidade de grupos terroristas dele se apossarem para fabrico de bombas atómicas artesanais a usar em hipotéticos e devastadores atentados.
depleted” uranium dioxide from Portugal ...tal como o report da CIA que conduziu à guerra do Iraque
Many other countries contributed as well; since Iraq's nuclear program in the early 1980s was officially viewed internationally as for power production, not weapons, there were no UN prohibitions against it. An Austrian company gave Iraq calutrons for enriching uranium. The nation also provided heat exchangers, tanks, condensers, and columns for the Iraqi chemical weapons infrastructure, 16% of the international sales. Singapore gave 4,515 tons of precursors for VX, sarin, tabun, and mustard gasses to Iraq. The Dutch gave 4,261 tons of precursors for sarin, tabun, mustard, and tear gasses to Iraq. Egypt gave 2,400 tons of tabun and sarin precursors to Iraq and 28,500 tons of weapons designed for carrying chemical munitions. India gave 2,343 tons of precursors to VX, tabun, Sarin, and mustard gasses. Luxembourg gave Iraq 650 tons of mustard gas precursors. Spain gave Iraq 57,500 munitions designed for carrying chemical weapons. In addition, they provided reactors, condensers, columns and tanks for Iraq’s chemical warfare program, 4.4% of the international sales. China provided 45,000 munitions designed for chemical warfare. Portugal provided yellowcake between 1980 and 1982. Niger provided yellowcake in 1981.
A existência do stock de urânio, talvez desconhecido de muita gente, originou interrogações sobre a perigosidade do material armazenado, a vulnerabilidade do local e a possibilidade de grupos terroristas dele se apossarem para fabrico de bombas atómicas artesanais a usar em hipotéticos e devastadores atentados.
depleted” uranium dioxide from Portugal ...tal como o report da CIA que conduziu à guerra do Iraque
Many other countries contributed as well; since Iraq's nuclear program in the early 1980s was officially viewed internationally as for power production, not weapons, there were no UN prohibitions against it. An Austrian company gave Iraq calutrons for enriching uranium. The nation also provided heat exchangers, tanks, condensers, and columns for the Iraqi chemical weapons infrastructure, 16% of the international sales. Singapore gave 4,515 tons of precursors for VX, sarin, tabun, and mustard gasses to Iraq. The Dutch gave 4,261 tons of precursors for sarin, tabun, mustard, and tear gasses to Iraq. Egypt gave 2,400 tons of tabun and sarin precursors to Iraq and 28,500 tons of weapons designed for carrying chemical munitions. India gave 2,343 tons of precursors to VX, tabun, Sarin, and mustard gasses. Luxembourg gave Iraq 650 tons of mustard gas precursors. Spain gave Iraq 57,500 munitions designed for carrying chemical weapons. In addition, they provided reactors, condensers, columns and tanks for Iraq’s chemical warfare program, 4.4% of the international sales. China provided 45,000 munitions designed for chemical warfare. Portugal provided yellowcake between 1980 and 1982. Niger provided yellowcake in 1981.
