U.N. Completes Removal Of Nuclear Material From Iraq

The Security Council of the United Nations mandated the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in the wake of the Gulf War. One important element of this operation is to remove nuclear fuel from Iraq to help eliminate the country's potential to manufacture nuclear bombs. In an unprecedented $25 million operation, the highly radioactive material has now been transported by aircraft to Russia where it will be diluted from weapons grade to civilian reactor quality.