» Japan’s plutonium stockpile increased by 2.9 tons over one year to 47.1 tons

2014/09/18

Japan’s plutonium stockpile increased by 2.9 tons over one year to 47.1 tons at the end of 2013, and the country has no current operation in place to reduce what has become an international concern.

The growing amount of plutonium has raised concerns in the United States that the stockpile could become the target of terrorist attacks or used to produce nuclear weapons.

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Japan’s plutonium stockpile expands to 47 tons (Asahi Newspaper)

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