November 23, 2008 Easy Nukes; For Better or Worse

60 Minutes: Season 41: Episode 9

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November 23, 2008  Easy Nukes; For Better or Worse

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CBS | Air Date: November 23, 2008
Summary: November 23, 2008 Easy Nukes; For Better or Worse

Imagine the size of a 6-pack of soda able to cause a nuclear explosion. That's about all the HEU (highly enriched uranium) it would take and it's not so difficult to get. Scott Pelley explores how easy it is to get a hold of the materials necessary to make a nuclear bomb.
November 23, 2008 Easy Nukes; For Better or Worse

Imagine the size of a 6-pack of soda able to cause a nuclear explosion. That's about all the HEU (highly enriched uranium) it would take and it's not so difficult to get.
Scott Pelley explores how easy it is to get a hold of the materials necessary to make a nuclear bomb. Matthew Bunn, security expert at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, concurs that access to HEU is not as difficult as it should be.
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Genre(s): Talk & Interview, Business, News

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