US, Japan Announce Landmark Nuclear Deal

Japan will hand over hundreds of kilograms of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium to the United States as part of efforts to reduce global stockpiles of sensitive atomic material. U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the deal Monday at a two-day nuclear security summit in The Hague. In a joint statement, the leaders said all highly-enriched uranium and separated plutonium will be removed from the Fast Critical Assembly at the Japan Atomic Energy...

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