UST-KAMENOGORSK, Kazakhstan, Oct 8, SPA -- A U.S.-basednonproliferation group and Kazakh officials on Saturdayunveiled a project to eliminate nearly 3 metric tons (3.3short tons) of weapons-grade nuclear fuel that could beused to make some two dozen atomic bombs. The US$2 million (¤1.65 million) project is part ofnonproliferation efforts. It was initiated by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, aU.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing thethreat of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Thegroup and the Kazakh nuclear industry shared the costs. NTI co-founder Ted Turner used the announcement ceremonyto urge the United States and Russia "to reduce theirnuclear weapons as much as possible." "Fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, it'scrazy," he was quoted as saying by The Associated Press.--SPA1412 Local Time 1112 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/294940