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Article mentions seizure of red mercury (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_mercury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_mercury) which suggests that either the wri
by thisisforyou 9y ago
Article mentions seizure of red mercury (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_mercury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_mercury) which suggests that either the writer is incredibly misinformed or this is an intentional disinfo piece.
- Erlangolem 9y agoEverything in the article suggests that it’s either moronic clickbait (FB tier) or disinformation. Implausible amounts of Californium, nonsense about red mercury, the bit about Al... it reeks.
- gwaaf 9y agoIt's also noteworthy that the Daily Sabah is often called a propaganda outlet for the Turkish government and especially the AKP.
- Thorondor 9y agoI'm also pretty skeptical about this story to be honest, but FWIW it was repeated by the BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43463195 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43463195 The link I submitted is the nearest I can find to an original source. The truth is probably either that a smaller amount of californium was seized (possibly 1.4g) or the californium was part of a 1.4kg assembly including some other elements.
- Erlangolem 9y ago1.4 grams would be more than 4 years total world production.