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Russia's nuclear arms deemed vulnerable
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The system used to protect Russian nuclear weapons is "stressed" by
military funding shortfalls and is vulnerable to an "insider" who could
circumvent nuclear-missile launch controls, according to a U.S. intelligence
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The report to Congress also said thieves have stolen an unknown amount
of weapons-grade nuclear fuel over the past decade.
"Russia employs physical, procedural, and technical measures to secure
its weapons against an external threat," the unclassified report says. "But
many of these measures date from the Soviet era and are not designed to
counter the pre-eminent threat faced today — an insider who attempts
unauthorized actions."
An unauthorized or accidental missile launch is "highly unlikely" as
long as the current safeguards are enforced and the central political
authority exists, said the report by the National Intelligence Council, an
analysis arm under CIA Director George J. Tenet.
Yesterday's release of the 12-page report comes as the Bush
administration has warned that terrorists are seeking to develop nuclear,
chemical and biological weapons, possibly using stolen nuclear material.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that since September 11
security has been increased at nuclear-weapons storage sites and that
"terrorists have not acquired Russian nuclear weapons," the report said. It
also said security at Russia's nuclear-power plants has been increased as a
result of Moscow's war against Chechnya.
The report said that, "we are concerned about the total amount of
material that could have been diverted over the last 10 years."
There have been published reports indicating that al Qaeda terrorists
have attempted to purchase stolen Russian nuclear arms on the black market.
Among the incidents identified in the report are:
•Theft in 1992 of 1.5 kilograms of enriched uranium from the Luch
Production Association.
•Theft of 3 kilograms of enriched uranium from Moscow.
•The 1998 theft from Chelyabinsk province of an amount of nuclear
material to produce a nuclear device, according to a Russian nuclear official.
Current warhead-security efforts are aimed at preventing threats "from
outside the country," the report said, and "may not be sufficient to meet
today's challenge of a knowledgeable insider collaborating with a criminal or
terrorist group."
Col. Gen. Igor Valynkin, the Defense Ministry official in charge of
warhead storage, stated in August 2000 that "there have been no incidents of
attempted theft, seizure, or unauthorized actions involving nuclear weapons."
"Even with the enhancements, security problems may still exist at the
nuclear-weapons storage sites," the report said. One Russian military officer
told a Russian television station in August that security at warhead-storage
facilities was lax, including personnel shortages and broken alarm systems.
The report said the United States is working with the Russian government
to increase the safety and security of nuclear-related facilities,
infrastructures and personnel.
According to the report, Moscow currently has fewer than 5,000 strategic
nuclear warheads, but will reduce its strategic forces to around 2,000
warheads because of funding problems and aging systems.
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