US Couple Arrested For Transmitting Nuclear Secrets In Sting Operation

DesScorp writes "Recalling the famous Rosenberg nuclear spy case of the '50s, the US Justice Department has arrested a couple working at a 'leading nuclear research facility' for giving nuclear secrets to Venezuela. Pedro and Marjorie Mascheroni 'have been indicted on charges of communicating classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official and conspiring to participate in the development of an atomic weapon for Venezuela,' the department said in a statement. If convicted, the couple would receive life in prison."

Comments

Sting operation?

[Anonymous Coward]

Kudos to his efforts in being both a legendary songwriter and doing his part to help keep our nation safe!

Could be worse

[sokoban]

As frightening as a nuclear Venezuela is, I'd be more scared by a nuclear Vuvuzela.

Yu don't just walk into a store and buy plutonium.

[Kaenneth]

They wanted me to build them a bomb, so I took their plutonium and in turn, gave them a shiny bomb-casing filled with used pinball machine parts.

The risks aren't what they were before

[mangu]

"If convicted, the couple would receive life in prison."

The Rosenberg couple received *death* in prison.

Re:FTFA

[Artifakt]

You could wire it up to go off if your heart stops and drive around on a motorcycle with it in the sidecar. Just watch out for some pizza delivery dude named Hiro Protagonist.