The risk that terrorists will acquire and use atomic weapons will increase in coming decades as nuclear technology and expertise proliferate, according to a U.S. intelligence report released last week, the Global Security Newswire reported.

There were close to 250 thefts of nuclear and radioactive material in a 12-month period that ended in June, a figure International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei yesterday called “disturbingly high,” the New York Times reported.

ST. PETERSBURG - Three hapless Chinese tourists returned home from via the Republic of Kyrgyzstan with more than 200 kilograms of nuclear waste containing uranium they purchased as a souvenir, the China Daily reported.