Meet the 82-year-old nun who just committed the worst nuclear security breach in U.S. history

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grist.org 13 Aug '12, 2pm

Meet the 82-year-old nun who just committed the worst nuclear security breach in U.S. history

Turns out nuns have more up their habit sleeves than knuckle-rapping rulers and twee songs for Austrian children. Sister Megan Rice, 82, is an anti-nuclear activist who just broke into the Oak Ridge nuclear reservation, site of the country’s main supply of enriched uranium — an operation which experts call “the biggest security breach in the history of the nation’s atomic complex,” according to The New York Times . This New York City-born nun, who taught school in Africa for years, has already been arrested more than 40 times for civil disobedience. But this latest operation required her to complete tasks worthy of James Bond: Rice and her two partners made their way through the wooded Oak Ridge compound in Tennessee, using bolt cutters to get past fences and dodging armed guards and motion sensors. Once they reached the new Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility, they...

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@svukusic » 26 Aug '12, 12am
RT @msuzdak: 82-year-old Nun Just Committed the Worst Nuclear Security Breach in U.S. History RT @grist [link]
@kmccready » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
worst nuclear security breach in U.S. history. go team. [link]
@nigelcameron » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
Security! Send in the TSA. RT @ShiCooks: Nun arrested 40X. But her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy [link] via @grist
@badjerry » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
RT @ShiCooks: This nun has been arrested over 40 Xs 4 civil disobedience. But her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy [link] via @grist
@JennyowlWeber » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
RT @senatormilne: "No responsibilities, no children, no grandchildren,no jobs," 82 year old nun takes on fight against nuclear arms.[link]”
@mlechs » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
"@grist: nun arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. latest op is James-Bond-worthy: [link]" nukes 100% safe? Um, no.
@TaraMurphy23 » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
@Chrysanne25 more bad ass nuns! Love the sticker hahaha [link]
@ShiCooks » 18 Aug '12, 11pm
This nun has been arrested over 40 Xs 4 civil disobedience. But her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy [link] via @grist
@MargaretClark12 » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @senatormilne: "No responsibilities, no children, no grandchildren,no jobs," 82 year old nun takes on fight against nuclear arms.[link]”
@GalacticWomanAu » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @senatormilne: "No responsibilities, no children, no grandchildren,no jobs," 82 year old nun takes on fight against nuclear arms.[link]”
@terra_on_grove » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
this nun is the real OG. 82 yr old commits worst nuke security breach. wild. @grist [link] @nytimes [link]
@senatormilne » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
"No responsibilities, no children, no grandchildren,no jobs," 82 year old nun takes on fight against nuclear arms.[link]”
@acwzywabit » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
Sister Rice: “[The U.S. spends] more on nuclear arms than on depts of education,health,transportation,disaster relief.. [link]
@mamabook » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @imogenbirley: Heroes RT @grist: This nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. [link]
@imogenbirley » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
Heroes RT @grist: This nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. [link]
@acwzywabit » 18 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @ninatypewriter: RT @grist This nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. Her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy [link]
@twitch10 » 17 Aug '12, 2am
God bless these ladies [link]
@b4news » 16 Aug '12, 11pm
Nun Who Broke Into the US Nuclear Sanctum [link]
@davetrowbridge » 16 Aug '12, 1pm
Re-presenting Christ better than the whole USCCB. [link]
@ebenson4 » 15 Aug '12, 4pm
Wow #ninjanun [link]
@gl33p » 15 Aug '12, 3pm
Nice MT @FrankPasquale: 82 yr old nun "used bolt cutters to get past fences and dodged armed guards and motion sensors” [link]
@FrankPasquale » 15 Aug '12, 3pm
82 year old nun "used bolt cutters to get past fences and dodged armed guards and motion sensors” [link]
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@romeo_void » 14 Aug '12, 5pm
This 82 yr old nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience & broke into a nuclear facility. Rock on! [link]
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@SarahMagaro1 » 14 Aug '12, 1am
Omg this is so great. Gotta love nuns...? [link]”
@auk13 » 13 Aug '12, 11pm
"This nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. But her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy: [link]" YES.
@djsartin » 13 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @perennialplate: RT @grist: nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. But her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy: [link]
@deltaechoecho » 13 Aug '12, 10pm
82-year-old nun commits the worst nuclear security breach in U.S. history... but is smart enough to not actually bre... [link]
@UEHealing » 13 Aug '12, 10pm
[link] #inspiration #selflessness
@grist » 13 Aug '12, 10pm
This nun has been arrested over 40 times for civil disobedience. But her latest operation is James-Bond-worthy: [link]
@RIClamCake » 13 Aug '12, 9pm
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@AMJLandry » 13 Aug '12, 8pm
“@grist: Meet the 82-year-old nun who just committed the worst nuclear security breach in U.S. history [link]” J'ai la foi!
@CorynWolk » 13 Aug '12, 7pm
from @grist: 82-y/o activist nun commits worst nuclear security breach in history. Another awesome nun for my list! [link]
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@EttaDevine » 13 Aug '12, 5pm
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