Saakashvili accuses Russia of smuggling uranium

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has accused Russia  of "creating instability," which  enables the transport of highly enriched uranium to the Caucasus.

During a special Georgian police operation in Tbilisi in March, several foreign citizens were detained. Police found a small amount of highly enriched uranium in the course of a search. The Ministry of Defense does not rule out that the uranium discovered was a sample intended for selling a larger lot subsequently.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed of the incident. After completion of the preliminary examination, it was found that the degree of uranium enrichment exceeded 70%. The amount of uranium seized amounted to just a few grams, whereas 25 kilos is
necessary to produce a nuclear bomb, the Voice of Russia reports.