Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. Solar Energy News .




NUKEWARS
US scientist jailed over nuclear spy sting
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2015


A naturalized US citizen was jailed Wednesday for five years for attempting to help Venezuela build a nuclear weapon by passing on secret information, the US Justice Department said.

Scientist Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 79, and his wife Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni, 71, had pleaded guilty after they were caught trying to pass on classified information to an FBI agent posing as a Venezuelan government official.

The pair were formerly employed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and had access to classified information. Both had pleaded guilty on numerous counts.

"The public trusts that the government will do all it can to safeguard 'Restricted Data' from being unlawfully transmitted to foreign nations not entitled to receive it," said assistant attorney general for national security John Carlin.

"We simply cannot allow people to violate their pledge to protect the classified nuclear weapons data with which they are entrusted.

"Today's sentencing should leave no doubt that counterespionage investigations remain one of our most powerful tools to protect our national security."

Mascheroni, a physicist originally from Argentina, worked at LANL from 1979 to 1988 and had demanded cash for the secret information.

His wife, who worked there 1981-2010, was jailed in August for a year.

The "Restricted Data" the duo had access to included information concerning the design, manufacture or use of atomic weapons and production of special nuclear material, or use of special nuclear material in the production of energy.

"Our laws are designed to prevent 'Restricted Data' from falling into the wrong hands because of the potential harm to our national security," said New Mexico US Attorney Damon Martinez.

"Those who work at our country's national laboratories are charged with safeguarding that sensitive information, and we must and will vigorously prosecute anyone who compromises our nation's nuclear secrets for profit."

The couple were indicted in September 2010.


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


.


Related Links
Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com
Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com
All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








NUKEWARS
IAEA chief urges vigilance against 'terrorist' nuke threats
Singapore (AFP) Jan 26, 2015
The head of the UN's atomic watchdog warned Monday that "terrorists" could attack or sabotage nuclear facilities in countries where security is weak, and urged governments not to let their guard down. "This is a very serious issue for the international community now," Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a lecture in Singapore. "In thi ... read more


NUKEWARS
Researchers produce two bio-fuels from a single algae

Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel and petroleum processing

Study yields surprising insights into the effects of wood fuel burning

Boeing, Embraer team for aviation biofuel

NUKEWARS
Canadian students design robotic sailboat for Atlantic challenge

Upgraded Atlas ready to go wireless at next DARPA Robotics Challenge

Artificial intelligence future wows Davos elite

This robot has the mind of a worm

NUKEWARS
150-MW Briscoe wind project fully funded

New wind farm study a load of hot air

Dulas to acquire fleet of ZephIR Lidars for rental to UK wind market

Offshore wind would boost jobs, energy more than oil: study

NUKEWARS
Uber steers anti-taxi idea to become global phenomenon

Reassure EV buyers with battery leasing and better charging

Dutch approve large-scale testing of self-driving cars

Ford goes Silicon Valley with new research center

NUKEWARS
Generating Mobius strips of light

Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule

Scientists in chart latest discoveries of iron-based superconductors

Optimizing optimization algorithms

NUKEWARS
Westinghouse Accompanies Historic US Delegation To India

Russia to create water decontamination station for Fukushima-1

World nuke energy center shifts to Asia

Fukushima Water Cleanup Misses Targets, Completion Delayed Until May

NUKEWARS
Russia and DPRK May Develop $20-30 Billion Power Grid Project

Patents provide insight on Wall Street 'technology arms race'

Towards a scientific process freed from systemic bias

US Vows to Help Prop Up Bulgarian Security, Diversify Energy Supplies

NUKEWARS
Brazil's Soy Moratorium still needed to preserve Amazon

Carbon accumulation by Southeastern forests may slow

Warming climate may change the composition of northern forests

China confirms 155 detained in Myanmar for illegal logging




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.