The United States has used force to seize enriched uranium from Venezuela. This announcement, made triumphantly by the US ruling class, comes with an understanding that Iran has a much larger stockpile of HEU (highly enriched uranium).

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In a statement on Friday, the Department of Energy (DOE) claimed that it had completed the “removal of all remaining enriched uranium from a legacy research reactor” in Venezuela, and transferred it to the US for processing and reuse. The quantity removed was 13.5 kg (30 pounds).

The move “sends another signal to the world of a restored and renewed Venezuela,” the statement reads. It also hails “[US] President [Donald] Trump’s decisive leadership” on the issue, according to a report by RT.

Back in January, the US abducted Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro and his wife, after sinking several civilian boats over “narco terrorism.” The moves amounted to little less than war crimes, and the US ruling class was able to somehow get away with it. US accusations against Venezuela have always centered around drug trafficking, which was likely a cover for wanting Caracas’ oil.

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The DOE claimed that the uranium removal was coordinated with the Venezuelan Ministry of Science and Technology.

US nonproliferation officials argue that any civilian HEU stockpile, regardless of size, presents a long-term threat of theft, diversion, or trafficking and should eventually be removed from circulation. The Venezuela transfer closely resembles dozens of similar HEU-removal operations carried out over the past three decades as part of routine US- and IAEA-backed nonproliferation programs targeting civilian research reactors. –RT

Obviously, there’s a threat of theft. After all, the US made sure that that was a reality.

The announcement of the removal comes as the US has reached an impasse with Iran over its far larger stockpile of enriched uranium, estimated at roughly 440 kg, which Trump has repeatedly described as a major threat to US security.

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