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| Missing radioactive material found dumped in south Iraq |
| 2016-02-22 |
| Follow-up to Fred's post of 2/20. "Radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, officials said on Sunday, ending speculation it could be acquired by Islamic State and used as a weapon. The officials told Reuters the material, stored in a protective case the size of a laptop computer, was undamaged and there were no concerns about radiation. Reuters reported last week that Iraq had been searching for the material since it was stolen in November from a storage facility belonging to U.S. oilfield services company Weatherford near the southern city of Basra." |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #1 I once knew a guy who worked for DoE (energy). He was the guy that would get the call when some nutcase would phone the FBI claiming that they built a nuclear bomb. He said that any such bomb builder would die from radiation sickness as the necessary handling equipment was not easily obtainable. So please, steal the nuclear material.~ |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-22 10:18 |