Last nuclear parts 'leave Libya' | BBC

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Last nuclear parts 'leave Libya'


Libya revealed the extent of its
nuclear programme late last year


The shipment is said to include
Scud missiles and launchers

Libya has sent all its known remaining nuclear weapons-related equipment to the US, according to the White House.

A ship carrying 500 metric tons of equipment left Libya on Saturday for an undisclosed site in the US, spokesman Sean McCormack said.

He said longer-range missiles and launchers were also aboard the vessel.

The move follows Libya's surprise announcement in December that it was scrapping its weapons programmes in a bid to end its international isolation.

Secret talks had been held between Muammar Gaddafi's state and its old enemies - the US and the UK - and further improvements in relations have been made since.

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