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The Libyan Army has found the 10 missing drums with 2.5 tons of natural Uranium

19 points by app4soft 4y ago

version_five 4y ago
My prediction is this ends in a violent encounter in the parking lot of a California mall
- BMc2020 4y ago
  Ha, beat me to it.
  - app4soft 4y ago
    My prediction[0] was that it would be found in Iran soon. It's good that my prediction didn't come true this time. [0] https://twitter.com/app4soft/status/1636120831146205187 https://twitter.com/app4soft/status/1636120831146205187
    - dogma1138 4y ago
      Iran mines it’s Uranium locally, whilst it doesn’t have the reserves needed for global export its more than enough for a substantial enrichment program.
      - app4soft 4y ago
        > Iran mines it’s Uranium locally Yes, but "extra 10 drums of Uranium" are "extra 10 drums of Uranium".
        dogma1138 4y ago
        Iran is producing 80 tonnes of yellowcake per year… North Korea is a far more likely buyer. Not only are their uranium mining operations and reserves much smaller. Their mine has also collapsed this year.
pizzaknife 4y ago
this is actually really good news. at least the whereabouts are known
Maursault 4y ago
Were the other 8 drums not missing? While the video is good stuff, the Libya Review didn't even bother to write a story about it. But nyt did.[1] [1] https://archive.ph/2jCda https://archive.ph/2jCda
- app4soft 4y ago
  Direct link to NYT article[0] (without challenging Archive.is captchas). > While the video is good stuff, the Libya Review didn't even bother to write a story about it. But nyt did. And NYT not even linked video or official reports, even official Libyan News Agency not published it yet.[1,2] [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/africa/libya-missing-uranium.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/africa/libya-missin... [1] https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?lang=en&id=273695 https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?lang=en&id=273695 [2] https://lana.gov.ly/ https://lana.gov.ly/
  - Maursault 4y ago
    > And NYT not even linked video or official reports, even official Libyan News Agency not published it yet. It has been said before and it bears repeating: you will not find on this earth a finer fish wrap than The New York Times. As far as I'm concerned, it is the only fish wrap there is.
constantlm 4y ago
Are these drums lined with lead?
- dogma1138 4y ago
  Natural uranium isn’t particularly radioactive, as long as you don’t ingest or inhale it you’ll be fine. Whilst I won’t recommend googling it you can buy small quantities of yellowcake and they usually come in tiny glass beads or vials.
- app4soft 4y ago
  Its hard to say as there was no Geiger counter in the hands of the person that counted drums on this video. The Telegraph claims that this “Uranium ore concentrate is considered to emit low levels of radioactivity”.[0] [0] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/16/colonel-gaddafi-uranium-10-barrels-go-missing/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/16/colonel-ga...

19 points by app4soft 4y ago

version_five 4y ago

My prediction is this ends in a violent encounter in the parking lot of a California mall

BMc2020 4y ago
Ha, beat me to it.
- app4soft 4y ago
  My prediction[0] was that it would be found in Iran soon. It's good that my prediction didn't come true this time. [0] https://twitter.com/app4soft/status/1636120831146205187 https://twitter.com/app4soft/status/1636120831146205187
  - dogma1138 4y ago
    Iran mines it’s Uranium locally, whilst it doesn’t have the reserves needed for global export its more than enough for a substantial enrichment program.
    - app4soft 4y ago
      > Iran mines it’s Uranium locally Yes, but "extra 10 drums of Uranium" are "extra 10 drums of Uranium".
      - dogma1138 4y ago
        Iran is producing 80 tonnes of yellowcake per year… North Korea is a far more likely buyer. Not only are their uranium mining operations and reserves much smaller. Their mine has also collapsed this year.

pizzaknife 4y ago

this is actually really good news. at least the whereabouts are known

Maursault 4y ago

Were the other 8 drums not missing? While the video is good stuff, the Libya Review didn't even bother to write a story about it. But nyt did.[1] [1] https://archive.ph/2jCda https://archive.ph/2jCda

app4soft 4y ago
Direct link to NYT article[0] (without challenging Archive.is captchas). > While the video is good stuff, the Libya Review didn't even bother to write a story about it. But nyt did. And NYT not even linked video or official reports, even official Libyan News Agency not published it yet.[1,2] [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/africa/libya-missing-uranium.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/africa/libya-missin... [1] https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?lang=en&id=273695 https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?lang=en&id=273695 [2] https://lana.gov.ly/ https://lana.gov.ly/
- Maursault 4y ago
  > And NYT not even linked video or official reports, even official Libyan News Agency not published it yet. It has been said before and it bears repeating: you will not find on this earth a finer fish wrap than The New York Times. As far as I'm concerned, it is the only fish wrap there is.

constantlm 4y ago

Are these drums lined with lead?

dogma1138 4y ago
Natural uranium isn’t particularly radioactive, as long as you don’t ingest or inhale it you’ll be fine. Whilst I won’t recommend googling it you can buy small quantities of yellowcake and they usually come in tiny glass beads or vials.
app4soft 4y ago
Its hard to say as there was no Geiger counter in the hands of the person that counted drums on this video. The Telegraph claims that this “Uranium ore concentrate is considered to emit low levels of radioactivity”.[0] [0] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/16/colonel-gaddafi-uranium-10-barrels-go-missing/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/16/colonel-ga...