DOCUMENTATION ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS LOST IN 1991.

Much ofthe paperwork concerning the location of nuclear materials inthe Soviet Union was lost when that country broke apart in 1991,Russian officials working in the area told Rossiya (no.27). The acknowledgment came as Russian journalists attemptedto evaluate claims by Chechen leader Shamil Basayev that he hasaccess to nuclear devices. One Ukrainian nuclear scientist toldthe Moscow paper that "I have not the slightest doubt asto the reality of nuclear terrorism" as a possibility.

American Lab Helps Russians Improve Nuclear Security.