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Show The Paper That Dares To Take Stand A November 13, 1975 The Utah Independent Page 7 By ROBERT M. BARTELL SPOTLIGHT Washington Bureau What you are about to hear is Tragic, frightening, and frankly, it borders on the unbelievable! Central Intelligence operatives have stolen from 40 to 60 pounds (pounds! not ounces or grams) of deadly, radioactive plutonium 239 from various nuclear stations in the United States." This is a direct quote from Dr. Peter David Beter, former general counsel for the Export-Impo- rt Bank. Dr. Beter, who first disclosed the movement of the Nations gold reserves from Fort Knox, Ky., to the Federal Reserve vaults in New York City, is deadly serious when he charges that 'the stolen plutonium 239 is now stored in the central core vault of Fort mind-bogglin- g. Knox." Enough poison in the vault to kill over one-thir- d of the world's population . . . is leaking. Corrosion and Beter said the time have conspired to release dangerous fumes, inparticles, radioactive emissions or deadly to the atmosphere at Ft. Knox, near Louisville, Ky., where they cannot be contained, he said. This is a direct threat to unsuspecting citizens, right now," says Beter. Plutonium 239 is the deadliest substance imaginable. It is used in nuclear weapons. These 40 to 60 pounds of stolen plutonium 239 have been processed into an incredibly so lethal that dangerous, radioactive one gram, l28th of ah ounce, is enough to kill more than 60,000 people. This insane, illegal poison is now stored in the central core vault" at Fort P-2- 39 X-ra- ys super-poiso- n, Knox. The 'central core vault, which was originally designed to store the Nations gold, has been emptied of that gold, and, turned by the Rockefellers' spy establishment into a chamber of death. There is enough poison in that vault to kill over d of the worlds population." NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT asked a government scientist about Dr. Beters charges and he replied: According to the testimony of CIA Director one-thir- high-ranki- ng William E. Colby, the agency spent nearly $3 million developing and maintaining a supply of deadly poisons and sophisticated devices for using them. Colby offered no explanation as to why the agency had developed poisons in quantities which were capable of killing hundreds of thousands of people. The CIA director acknowledged that some of the most deadly poisons shellfish toxin and cobra venom had been kept by the agency despite a presidential order to destroy such substances. Therefore, it is entirely within the realm of possibility that Dr. Beters charges are true. As I am sure most NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT readers know, there has been considerable discussion in the U.S. of the dangers associated with nu- clear reactors. A major consideration has been the dangers of the end products of the reactors cycle, specifically plutonium. Plutonium is totally manmade. It is manufactured by the treatment of uranium 238 in a reactor. One isotope of plutonium, plutonium 239, is used in the manufacture of nuclear explosives. Called weapons-grad- e plutonium, it is manufactured in reactors specifically designed for its production. It is not fissionable and therefore cannot be used for the production of nuclear weapons. However, it can he used as the fuel of a reactor. Doth isotopes of plutonium are very poisonous uni radioactive. They discharge alpha particles Door of Main Vault at Ft. Knox which can be injurious. The waste-produof a reTherefore, the cannisters should be placed in actor may be in the form of metal or plutonium an environment which allows for the diffusion of salts. The latter may be either plutonium oxide (a excess heat. The second problem is indeed that of solid) or plutonium nitrate (a liquid). leakage. In the event the cannisters should develop eleof nature corrosive the the a leak, considerable amounts of alpha radiation Considering mainit would is be that it would emerge with the contents. It is possible the ment, largely probable tained as an oxide. The end product is first placed cannisters could be moved without injury if approin a cannister which is then placed in a cooling priate decontamination procedures are used." level the has After of You may well ask how the gold was removed declined, radioactivity pond. the cannister is removed to a final storage area, usfrom Ft. Knox, and how the CIA sneaked the plutonium 239 into the central core vault." Beter conually below ground . Dr. Beter then amplified his charges against the tinued, After all, everyone knows Ft. Knox is imCIA and the government to the NATIONAL SPOTpregnable. The answer is so simple it may amaze LIGHT: This radioactive liquid poison in the cenyou: tral core vault is stored in a number of lead-line- d First of all, the U.S. Army has nothing to do cannisters. They somewhat resemble milk cans in with the operation of the United States Bullion Deoutward appearance. Most of these were put there pository. That is the purview and function of the as long ago as 1968, even before the last of the gold Treasury Department. The Army is there to assist left Fort Knox. in the shipment of large amounts of gold which reto not the been They have subject safety prequire large numbers of guards, but essentially, it is cautions spelled out for radioactive materials by the the Treasury who lets you in or keeps you out." former Atomic Energy Commission, and the conAt some point, the Treasury people had to come tainers began corroding long ago. Leakage began to terms with the Intelligence people regarding the occurring several years ago and it is steadily accelstorage of the plutonium at Ft. Knox. Obviously, at bullion Ft. The entire now. depository the intelligence community is using the Treasury erating Knox, and its environs, are already contaminated Departments safety deposit vaults as their own " by radioactivity and it is increasing daily. poison depository and nuclear savings bank. " CIA two defecting Among Beters sources are Inquiries from NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT to varithere ous members of Congress elicited responses of people. Our government scientist agrees that in difficulties two technical are wonderment or total ignorance, although one maintaining major modicum of with southern Congressman did report that some rather safety: any plutonium products First is the discharge of heat. Since the contents strange military activities were taking place on the are radioactive, they do discharge heat. giant Ft. Knox military reservation. ct OIL PRICES NOT KEEPING UP WITH INFLATION There wouldnt have been any there hadnt been so much inflation in the ng nations, if nations. The governments of the ng nations have agreed to hold their price increases to only ten percent, but could the nations hold their inflation governments of the so the ten down to money theyll use to pay for the percent, oil wont fall more than ten percent? If not, the will be getting less for their oil. even with the price increase. Its a case of money going down in value, not of oil going up in price. My people are destroye for lack of knowledge. 2 oil-produc- Hosea 4:6 JF |