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I agree with most of what you wrote here, but the article discusses two separate labs, one of which was looted and is now missing some radioactive material. Th
by rsfern 5y ago
I agree with most of what you wrote here, but the article discusses two separate labs, one of which was looted and is now missing some radioactive material.
There’s not much detail as to specific materials and quantities, and it seems like the other lab that’s no longer being monitored has more dangerous materials. But still, they are saying that the looted material could be used to build a dirty bomb, so it’s not clear to me that the headline is just pure hyperbole. My guess is the calibration standards and waste that is mentioned as missing are not enough to make a meaningfully dirty bomb, but I don’t really know
- cm2187 5y agoAnother possibility is that the russians have taken radio-active material out of a war zone, which in this case would be the responsible thing to do. Or could be a clueless solider who stole it. God knows.
- Ekaros 5y agoAnyone sane can logically calculate that Russian does not have any needs to loot dirty bomb materials. They have plenty enough themselves or capability to manufacture any amount more they need.
- rsfern 5y agoIf Russia is responsible for the missing materials it could easily be part of a propaganda campaign. This specific scenario has been discussed a lot in the last few weeks
- tomjen3 5y agoUnless they need the world to see that the radioactive stuff came from Ukraine.
- cm2187 5y agoLike if the world wasn't aware Chernobyl is under Russian control?
- seniorsassycat 5y agoDo dirty bombs have a fingerprint that could be traced to a Ukraine source?
- pbourke 5y agoYeah, absolutely. The radioactive signature is highly traceable. IIRC, they were able to pinpoint the source of the polonium that Russia used to murder Alexander Litvinenko in the UK.
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