Turkish police seize Russian uranium

In another reminder of the proliferation of Russian nuclear material on the black market, two men were arrested near Istanbul trying to sell 173 grams of Russian enriched uranium to undercover Turkish police.

Turkish authorities released no information about who the men were, how they got the uranium or what its intended destination was.

The pair was arrested Tuesday in the town of Harem and charged with smuggling nuclear materials.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, much of the nation's nuclear stockpiles – of weapons and raw materials – fell into the hands of black marketeers who peddled it to the highest bidders.

As WND has reported, this is how Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network acquired nuclear weapons and materials to produce them.

For 10 years, al-Qaida has planned to use these weapons in a nuclear terrorist attack on the U.S. The plan is dubbed "American Hiroshima."

For continuing and complete coverage of Osama bin Laden's "American Hiroshima" plans, subscribe to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium, online, intelligence newsletter published by the founder of WND.

For continuing and complete coverage of Osama bin Laden's "American Hiroshima" plans, subscribe to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium, online, intelligence newsletter published by the founder of WND.

Special offer:

What to do if nuclear disaster is imminent – get free report on practical steps for survival of terror attack.

Previous stories:

How Pakistan's Dr. X sold al-Qaida Islamic bomb

Author says prepare for nuclear terror

If al-Qaida has nukes, why wait to use them?

Hiroshima marks 60th anniversary of bombing

Nuke terrorists' favorite dates

Chertoff warns of nuclear terrorism

Nunn sees nuke terror threat

White House 'concerned' about al-Qaida drug link

How Osama bought bomb

Bin Laden did it, say terror experts

Al-Qaida's U.S. nuclear targets

Who shorted British pound?

Russian WMDs hidden in U.S.?

Tancredo to request al-Qaida nuke briefing

Al-Qaida nukes already in U.S.

Al-Jazeera to look at open U.S. border

Mexico's blind eye to al-Qaida activity

Non-Mex illegal crossing surge

Mexican army escorts border drug-runners

Islam on march south of border

FBI chief warns of aliens from al-Qaida-tied nations

FBI chief warns of aliens from al-Qaida-tied nations

Al-Qaida runs own travel agency

Financial squeeze pushed al-Qaida south of the border

Al-Qaida south of the border?

Terrorist base south of the border

Terrorists active in U.S. 'backyard'

A Mexico cover-up of U.S. terrorist threats?

Defector: Chavez gave $1 million to al-Qaida