Terrorists try to get Russia\'s nuclear material

Malaysia Sun Wednesday 6th June, 2007

Russia's antiterrorism committee believes it has evidence of terrorists trying to gain access to weapons of mass destruction.

The intelligence has come from a joint sharing arrangement with the United States.

The head of the committee, Nikolai Patrushev, said the security issue has risen to the top of the agenda and the committee will evaluate measures in place to secure key defense, nuclear, space and industrial facilities.

From the joint initiative to counter nuclear terrorism, adopted by the presidents of Russia and the U.S. after the Group of Eight summit in July 2006, the two countries will physically protect nuclear facilities and improve measures to prevent terrorists from accessing nuclear materials and radioactive substances.