Key actors — tap for context
Štátna bezpečnostná služba Gruzínska
gruzínska bezpečnostná a kontrarozviedna služba
Why here: muža zadržala a o prípade informovala
Urán-238
najrozšírenejší izotop uránu
Why here: materiál, ktorý mal podľa služby ponúkať na predaj
According to Polish television TVN24, armed officers stopped a passenger car, detained the man, and identified the radioactive material in the trunk using a spectrometer. The service released footage from the operation in a video. TVN24 ↗
Reuters notes that uranium-238 is the most common isotope of uranium and cannot by itself typically be used to make a nuclear bomb. The same agency mentions that the security of nuclear materials remains a persistent source of concern in Georgia, which was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. Jerusalem Post ↗
This is not the first such case. According to Civil.ge, three Chinese nationals attempting to buy uranium were detained in Georgia in October 2025, and two foreigners were detained in February 2026 for attempting to purchase nuclear or radioactive material. Civil.ge ↗
*Ilustračná fotka: uránová ruda a koncentrát „yellowcake" v informačnom centre jadrovej elektrárne Greifswald (Siarhei Besarab, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0). Nejde o zadržaný materiál.*
