Libya Sends Its Nuclear Arms Tools to U.S.
Libya has sent to the United States all known remaining equipment linked to its nuclear weapons programs, along with longer-range missiles and launchers, the White House said Saturday.
A ship containing 500 tons of equipment left Libya on Saturday and was on its way to an undisclosed site in the United States, National Security Council spokesman Sean McCormack said.
Administration officials said the shipment included parts for centrifuges needed to enrich uranium, all the equipment from Libya’s former uranium-conversion facility, and longer-range missiles, including five Scuds, along with their launchers.
In a surprise agreement in December that followed nine months of secret talks, Libyan leader Col. Moammar Kadafi pledged to turn over his country’s weapons of mass destruction to U.S. and British authorities and halt Libya’s nuclear development program.
Citing security concerns, officials would not say when the ship would arrive in the U.S.
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