UN Ambassador to Iraq Mohamed Ali al-Hakim sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon informing him that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) had stolen 40kg of uranium from the Mosul University, RIA Novosti reports.In his words, the uranium can be used to build weapons of mass destruction. The diplomat fears that the materials would be moved from the country. A U.S. source said that the uranium was probably not enriched and was unsuitable for construction of nuclear weapons.Al-Hakim had sent a letter to Ban Ki-moon earlier, informing him that ISIS had captured a warehouse of toxic materials in the Muthanna Province.

UN Ambassador to Iraq Mohamed Ali al-Hakim sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon informing him that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) had stolen 40kg of uranium from the Mosul University, RIA Novosti reports.

In his words, the uranium can be used to build weapons of mass destruction. The diplomat fears that the materials would be moved from the country. A U.S. source said that the uranium was probably not enriched and was unsuitable for construction of nuclear weapons.

Al-Hakim had sent a letter to Ban Ki-moon earlier, informing him that ISIS had captured a warehouse of toxic materials in the Muthanna Province.