1.   Twice within days German police have seized samples of Russian plutonium.

2.   Yeltsin seemed to recognize that the security of Russian plutonium, enriched uranium, and other bomb-making materials remains questionable.

3.   Yet the susceptibility of Russian plutonium to falling into the hands of terrorists and outlaw states poses a dire menace to peace and security everywhere.

4.   Yet the White House is considering indefinitely delaying a plan worked out with Moscow last year to begin disposing of the Russian plutonium.

5.   A judge Monday convicted three men of smuggling Russian plutonium into Germany but blasted police for their handling of the case.

6.   But the threat of nuclear smuggling is real, Moore notes, pointing to recent interceptions of illicit shipments of Russian plutonium.

7.   Greenpeace activists say the real problem lies in the poor condition of the Russian plutonium reprocessing plants.

8.   The Russian plutonium is to be converted for use in civilian nuclear power reactors.

9.   German television produced new evidence Friday to back charges that a much-publicized seizure of Russian plutonium last year was stage-managed by German police and intelligence services.

10.   Western companies, said the statement, have contracts with Russian plutonium facilities and are supporting the Russian industry.