Under the Radar

I don't know if I'm particularly qualified having served as an intelligence analyst with the U.S. Army, however I do see articles that alarm me and am often surprised that they are either disregarded by society, disregarded by the media, or both.

Georgia and US foil uranium plot (BBC News)

A Russian man who tried to sell a small piece of weapons-grade uranium has been arrested in Georgia, officials say.
The Russian was carrying 100g (3.5oz) of uranium, but had offered more. A US test confirmed it was highly enriched.
The man was able to transport it in a plastic bag in his pocket, the Associated Press reported, because uranium has a low level of radioactive emission. (More...)

Some questions one should ask.
Where'd he get the nukes? How much did the nukes cost? Why are they loose?

US woman fights off lion with pen (BBC News)

A 65-year-old Californian woman has saved the life of her husband, 70, by fighting off an attacking mountain lion with a small log and his pen.
Jim and Nell Hamm were walking in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park when the cougar wrestled Jim to the ground.

These stories are becoming more and more frequent. The real story here isn't that someone beat back a cougar, it's a story about our encroachment into nature and that nature's pushing back in a last gasp.

The park, 320 miles (515km) north of San Francisco, was closed after the incident and wardens tracked down and killed a pair of lions near the trail where the attack happened.

THEY are diminishing another species.

The dead cougars are undergoing tests to determine if either was responsible for the mauling. (More...)