Japan to send plutonium cache to US under nuclear deal: report

Japan to send plutonium cache to US under nuclear deal: report Tokyo (AFP) Jan 5, 2016 - Japan will send a huge cache of plutonium - enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs - to the United States as part of a deal to return the material that was used for research, reports and officials said Tuesday. The plutonium stockpile, provided by the US, Britain and France decades ago, has caused some disquiet given that Japan has said it has the ability to produce a nuclear weapon even if it ... more http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Japan_to_send_plutonium_cache_to_US_under_nuclear_deal_report_999.html