CHICAGO: An elderly nun who broke into what was supposed to be one of the most carefully guarded nuclear facilities in the United States (US) was sentenced to nearly three years in prison on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), local media reported.

Sister Megan Rice, 84, cut through fences and several layers of security at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee along with two other members of Transform Now Plowshares—a pacifist group—in July 2012.

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