Nukes found in libya

This article mentions "chemical weapons" but "nuclear materials" which sounds like radioactive material may have been gathered, but not assembled into an explosive weapon:

On First Libya Visit Since Uprising UN Chief Says UN Ready to Help
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, on a previously unannounced visit to Libya, his first since the uprising that toppled its long-time dictator Muammar Al Qathafi, on Wednesday said the UN would stand by Libya’s side on its path to democracy. He also urged Libya’s new leaders to quickly secure chemical weapons, nuclear materials and shoulder-fired missiles, some of which have been left unguarded during the eight-month conflict.

Ban said he was encouraged by a pledge from Libya’s interim leader, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, to protect the weapons sites - though unsecured stockpiles of missiles and other munitions were still being discovered as recently as last month.

correct. having nuclear materials, is vastly different from having functional nuclear weapons.

So far, there has been 1... a single... uno... stories about the outgoing PM claiming they have actual nukes.

There have been several stories. Fortunately, updates has cleared up the PM's/Libyan Council's initial statement(s) on the issue. Let's not get wrapped around the axle by initial statements from a country in turmoil. Does anyone doubt other nations are working on nukes or that we'll probably see one go off in anger during our lifetimes?

Libyan transition council claims to find Gaddafi’s nuclear weapons | The Raw Story
(Update: The rebels found radioactive materials left over from Gaddafi’s uranium enrichment program, according to later reports, which does not meet the technical standard of a “nuclear weapon.” )

In the years leading up to the fall of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, it was not clear to the U.S. or its allies just how far along the Libyan nuclear program had progressed.

Turns out, Gaddafi may have succeeded where other dictators failed: he had nuclear weapons, the Libyan transitional council said Monday.

Chemical, nuclear weapons found in Libya - prime minister | World | RIA Novosti
Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has announced that nuclear and chemical weapons have been found in the country and said foreign inspectors would arrive later in the week to investigate the issue, Al Arabiya TV network reported on Monday quoting a National Transitional Council official.
 
This article mentions "chemical weapons" but "nuclear materials" which sounds like radioactive material may have been gathered, but not assembled into an explosive weapon:

On First Libya Visit Since Uprising UN Chief Says UN Ready to Help

correct. having nuclear materials, is vastly different from having functional nuclear weapons.

So far, there has been 1... a single... uno... stories about the outgoing PM claiming they have actual nukes.

There have been several stories. Fortunately, updates has cleared up the PM's/Libyan Council's initial statement(s) on the issue. Let's not get wrapped around the axle by initial statements from a country in turmoil. Does anyone doubt other nations are working on nukes or that we'll probably see one go off in anger during our lifetimes?

Libyan transition council claims to find Gaddafi’s nuclear weapons | The Raw Story
(Update: The rebels found radioactive materials left over from Gaddafi’s uranium enrichment program, according to later reports, which does not meet the technical standard of a “nuclear weapon.” )

In the years leading up to the fall of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, it was not clear to the U.S. or its allies just how far along the Libyan nuclear program had progressed.

Turns out, Gaddafi may have succeeded where other dictators failed: he had nuclear weapons, the Libyan transitional council said Monday.

Chemical, nuclear weapons found in Libya - prime minister | World | RIA Novosti
Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has announced that nuclear and chemical weapons have been found in the country and said foreign inspectors would arrive later in the week to investigate the issue, Al Arabiya TV network reported on Monday quoting a National Transitional Council official.

I tried for the last 500 or so posts to explain that to the moron who started this thread. His final response when he realized his last source completely destroyed his own thread, was to put me on ignore... or so the little narcissistic freak says.
 

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