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They never mention the intended destination. I am sure the intended recipient was investigated and all but it's a curious detail to omit in an otherwise, very
by thebigshane 15y ago
They never mention the intended destination. I am sure the intended recipient was investigated and all but it's a curious detail to omit in an otherwise, very thorough article.
- castewart 15y agoIt says it was headed to a scrap yard in Italy.
- maaku 15y agoYeah they did--a scrap recycler in Italy.
- thebigshane 15y agoAs maaku and castewart point out: I just missed it. 307703’s load was bound for a foundry called Sigimet in the town of Pozzolo Formigaro, 40 miles north of Genoa. I think I was thrown off with all of the talk about US policy, DHS, 9/11: So after 10 years and more than $1 billion spent on scanners, radiation detectors, and beefed-up intelligence, most US ports are still scanning containers onshore, after unloading. I still don't get the connection here. It seems they are implying we need tighter security to avoid this happening in this US. Instead, I inferred that this container was heading here. Oops.
- mikeash 15y agoI think the connection is that one reason to scan containers for radiation is to prevent a nuclear bomb from being smuggled in. Detecting a nuclear bomb after it's already on the loading dock is too late. I assume they mentioned the US simply because Wired is US-centric.