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trying to find a buyer for 39 kilograms of highly-enriched uranium one kilogram of highly-enriched uranium for roughly $36 million $330,000 as an in
by terminado 11y ago
trying to find a buyer for 39 kilograms of
highly-enriched uranium
one kilogram of highly-enriched uranium for
roughly $36 million
$330,000 as an initial payment
a small glass ampoule ... containing a blackish
powder
using genuine samples weighing a total of 5
grams as a lure
dozens of such samples on its shelves
meant to be the first of several shipments of
highly-enriched uranium totaling 10 kilograms
Doesn't sound like these are simple transactions. It's probably a bit of a horse trade to pawn off million dollar packages to people interested in murdering entire cities with nuclear fire.
Also, I'd imagine a "receipt" in this case is not merely a set of carbon slips in salmon, canary and goldenrod. There are probably code words, used to mask meaning and ensure authenticity.
But hey, you never know. Maybe it was just a coffee stained napkin with the following written on it in ballpoint pen:
Dear Sergei,
I.O.U. $360M - re: 10kg U235 4 bomb