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  • June 2008

    • Arms Smugglers Had Nuke Blueprints

      Washington Post  |  Jun 15, 08 11:02 AM CDT

      Arms Smugglers Had Nuke Blueprints

      (Newser) - Smugglers who sold weapons parts to Libya, Iran, and North Korea also had blueprints for a compact nuclear weapon—plans that could have been sold “to some of the most treacherous regimes in the world," warns an upcoming report by American and international investigators. The device could be attached to missiles used by Iran and many developing countries, according to the Washington Post . More »

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      Iran  • North Korea  • nuclear weapons  • missile  • design  • smuggler

  • August 2007

    • Flying Monkey Travels Coach

      BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 11:51 AM CDT

      Flying Monkey Travels Coach

      (Newser) - A man smuggled a monkey onto a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to LaGuardia yesterday by hiding it under his hat. Fellow passengers caught on when the small primate—a baby marmoset the size of a fist—came out and hung on the man's ponytail. The monkey-smuggler, whose flight originated in Lima, Peru, is being questioned at La Guardia. Fellow-passengers credited the monkey for being well-behaved. More »

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      airplane  • flight  • Peru  • monkey  • smuggler

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