ISIS Terrorists Gain Access to Low Grade Uranium

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Mark Melin
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Perhaps the terrorist organization to most successfully use intimidation to scare opponents into submission, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS, now has “low-grade” nuclear material that “would not present a significant safety, security or nuclear proliferation risk,” according to a spokeswoman for the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ISIS gains low grade uranium The 90 pounds of uranium compound was among the significant booty the terrorist group captured when they rolled into Iraq virtually unopposed, as Iraqi troops appeared to fall over themselves in retreat without a fight.  Also captured were US supplied military equipment and…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.