“60 Minutes” Replays The Weapons-Grade Uranium Plant Assault
June 21st, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GDBy Madhuri Dey
June 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) While the world is busy watching the FIFA World Cup that is being held at South Africa, the CBS on Sunday went to throw some light on a still unsolved issue of 2007 when a raid was carried out at the Pelindaba’s nuclear research facility that contained weapons-grade uranium.
Scott Pelley of CBS’ “60 Minutes” is seen exploring the incidents and how such a raid could have had one of the most horrific effects on the whole world. CBS replayed its 2008 famous report on the issue that has brought the matter to the national attention.
The “60 Minutes” episode that once again enlivened in front of the viewers the horror of the attack with interviews with people who have been present at the place and also experts who provided insight into the matter and what consequences the raid could have yielded. Scott Pelley interviews Anton Gerber the man who was present at the plant on that fatal night and who had worked at Pelindaba for 30 years.
He remembered that just after hearing noise in the building her had seen four masked gunmen coming towards them who were then sitting at the control room. It was amazing that the men have been able to fool not only the security cameras and had walked three quarters of a mile to the control room without being noticed by anybody but that they have also been able to cross the 10,000 volt fence.
Scott Pelley then talks to people who show the sophisticated way the criminals have broken into the control room and how the officials there had to fight with the criminals. It is still not known what the aim of the attackers was and why they had attacked the facility. However many believe that they came for the most valuable thing present there, that is that weapons-grade uranium.
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