Romania says stolen warheads 'no danger'
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July 19, 2011, Tuesday
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ROMANIAN authorities investigating the theft of 64 missile warheads from a train transporting military equipment to Bulgaria sought to reassure the public yesterday that the components pose no danger.
Gendarmerie spokesman Florin Hulea said the warheads are not dangerous because they were merely components and not assembled in "a (missile) system."
Warheads refer to the explosive material and detonator delivered by a torpedo, missile, or rocket. They can contain explosives, chemicals, gases, or even nuclear energy.
Prosecutors said they are investigating whether the components were stolen by scrap metal thieves and had interviewed 50 people. Eugen Badalan, a lawmaker from the parliamentary defense committee, said the thieves "had no idea what they stole."
Newspapers Evenimentul Zilei and Adevarul have reported that the warheads did not contain explosives.
The train contained 27 carriages, according to Mediafax news agency. It said just the carriage containing the components was broken into.
Railway workers on Saturday noticed seals on the carriage door were broken when the train reached Giurgiu, a Danube port that borders Bulgaria.
Mediafax said the cargo was headed to SAGE Consultants Co. in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, with which Romanian company Tohan Zarnesti had a contract.
Gendarmerie spokesman Florin Hulea said the warheads are not dangerous because they were merely components and not assembled in "a (missile) system."
Warheads refer to the explosive material and detonator delivered by a torpedo, missile, or rocket. They can contain explosives, chemicals, gases, or even nuclear energy.
Prosecutors said they are investigating whether the components were stolen by scrap metal thieves and had interviewed 50 people. Eugen Badalan, a lawmaker from the parliamentary defense committee, said the thieves "had no idea what they stole."
Newspapers Evenimentul Zilei and Adevarul have reported that the warheads did not contain explosives.
The train contained 27 carriages, according to Mediafax news agency. It said just the carriage containing the components was broken into.
Railway workers on Saturday noticed seals on the carriage door were broken when the train reached Giurgiu, a Danube port that borders Bulgaria.
Mediafax said the cargo was headed to SAGE Consultants Co. in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, with which Romanian company Tohan Zarnesti had a contract.
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