Man Arrested in Nuclear Arms Equipment Deal
From Times Wire Reports
A German has been arrested on suspicion of arranging the supply of nuclear arms equipment to a foreign state, federal prosecutors said. They did not identify the state.
Prosecutors said the man, identified only as Helmut R., was detained in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and released on bail. He is suspected of brokering a deal in January 2003 for the supply of equipment used for handling spent fuel rods and separating plutonium.
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