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Dirty Bomb: Moldova Police Arrest 7 for Smuggling Uranium-238 On A Train From Russia (12-9-14) ~ https://youtube/watch?v=rI5sJS7RleU&list=UUFGmA4owCCCb-rn0DrkDypA Police in Moldova said on Tuesday they had detained seven people suspected of smuggling radioactive Uranium-238 on a train from Russia, a substance they said could have been used to make a dirty bomb. Police discovered about 200 grams (7 oz) of hazardous substances worth about 1.7 million euros ($2.1 million) during a sting operation last week, said Ion Bodrug, head of an Interior Ministry investigative department. After a preliminary examination we realised we were talking about Uranium-238, an extremely dangerous radioactive substance used to make dirty nuclear bombs, he told a news conference. A dirty bomb is not, in fact, a nuclear device and does not produce a nuclear explosion. Instead it mixes conventional explosives with radioactive material, with the aim of spreading contamination.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:35:17 +0000

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