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Thanks for the flag. I could have easily missed this. Note how few are reporting it and how the AP emphasizes that the missing plutonium was in two teeny weeny vials.

So far I have found few of our illustrious press poobahs willing to dot the eyes and cross the tees. Newsmax and Insight are rare exceptions. The security violations associated with the University of California-managed nuclear labs are either not reported or attributed to some sloppiness.

In 2002 a UC nuclear agent of Chinese origin was arrested for passing secrets,

In 2001 two file cabinets and five boxes of classified UC nuclear secrets were discovered as if in a spy drop place at a miliary camp park.

In 2000 computer hard drives containing nuclear secrets disappeared at Los Alamos.

The 1990s are even worse; yet the spin is very odd. As the arrested Lee's supporters gained momentum in the press, the Clinton administration said they acted precipitously against Lee because of media pressure. As soon as that happened the NYT changed their already feeble reporting about the charges against Lee.

The WP, NYT and others refuse to print a comprehensive account of University of California problems in managing government nuclear labs. The one governmental nuclear lab managed by Lockheed Martin has not had the security violations that are associated with U of C labs.