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Published online 20 October 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.1030
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Moon scientist arrested on spy charges
Radar expert worked on US and Indian missions.
A US scientist who had high-level security clearance and was a principal investigator on a current NASA Moon mission has been arrested for attempted espionage.
The charges from the US Department of Justice accuse Stewart Nozette, 52, of attempting to sell classified information concerning nuclear weapons and military satellites to an undercover agent posing as an Israeli spy.
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Am I the only one who is wondered how desperate an almost-prestigious scientist should be to betray and sell secret information for about 9,000$.