The Apollo Affair
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The Apollo Affair - the incident in 1965 where a small US company, The Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation, or NUMEC, in Apollo, Pennsylvania was investigated for losing 200 pounds of highly enriched uranium.
NUMEC was a small fuel rod fabrication plant. In 1965, the U.S. government accused Dr. Zalman Shapiro, the corporation president, of "losing" 200 pounds of highly enriched uranium. Although investigated by the Atomic Energy Commission, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other government agencies and inquiring reporters, no answers were available in what was termed the Apollo Affair. Many remain convinced that Israel received 200 pounds of enriched uranium sometime before 1965.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Victor Gilinsky (former Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) (May 13, 2004). Israel's Bomb. The New York Review of Books. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ David Burnham. "C.I.A. said in 1974 Israel had A-bombs", New York Times, January 27, 1978. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Newspaper article from Pittsburghlive regarding "The Apollo Affair"
- Article from FAS about the Israeli nuclear veapons
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