Adamov could reveal nuclear secrets

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The extradition of former Russian Atomic Energy Minister Yevgeny
Adamov to the United States could provide an intelligence windfall
for the United States on Moscow's nuclear arms program.

Adamov has been held for months in Switzerland and the government
has agreed to extradite him to the United States to face charges
related to the theft of $9 million in U.S. funds provided to boost
security at Russian nuclear facilities.
Mary Buchanan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania, recently visited Moscow as part of the investigation.
Moscow also has charged Adamov with corruption.

U.S. officials said Adamov, who was atomic energy minister until
2000, had access to secrets about Moscow's nuclear arsenal that
would be useful for strategic planners.

Russian officials fear that if Adamov is extradited to the United
States, he will reveal what he knows of the Russian arsenal in
exchange for a plea bargain with U.S. prosecutors.