Ex-Los Alamos scientist, wife accused of conspiring to help Venezuela develop nuclear weapon
By Pete Yost, APFriday, September 17, 2010
Couple charged in nuclear weapons secrets case
WASHINGTON — A scientist and his wife who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are charged with conspiring to help develop a nuclear weapon for Venezuela.
The two were arrested by FBI agents on Friday and appeared in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M.
They dealt with an FBI undercover agent posing as a Venezuelan agent. The government did not allege that Venezuela or anyone working for it sought U.S. secrets.
Filed under: Science and Technology
Tags: Latin America And Caribbean, Los Alamos, New Mexico, North America, Nuclear Weapons, South America, United States, Venezuela, Washington, Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Tags: Latin America And Caribbean, Los Alamos, New Mexico, North America, Nuclear Weapons, South America, United States, Venezuela, Washington, Weapons Of Mass Destruction
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