Uranium smuggling: Moldova busts gang with Russian uranium that could have been used in dirty bomb
- 9 years ago
Moldovan police have arrested seven people suspected of smuggling uranium into Moldova by a train from Russia after months of investigations.
Police conducted a series of house searches in the capital of Chisinau and two other towns last week.
They confiscated 200 grams of uranium-238, which authorities said could have been used to make dirty bombs, and 1 kilogramme of mercury.
“After a preliminary examination we realized we were talking about Uranium-238, an extremely dangerous radioactive substance used to make ‘dirty’ nuclear bombs,” Ion Bodrug, head of an Interior Ministry investigative department, told a press conference, according to Reuters.
The destructive power of a dirty bomb would be measured in tons of TNT, whereas the destructive power of a nuclear bomb is measured in megatons. A dirty bomb would be used to scatter radioactive particles over an area comprising a few blocks to several square kilometres.
A dirty bomb also requires only a fraction of the uranium or plutonium needed to make a nuclear bomb. Its main purpose would be to cause fear and chaos, hence the nickname “weapon of mass disruption”.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.
For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS
Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-WqkTyKK1_70U4bb4k4lQ?sub_confirmation=1
Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: https://us.tomonews.net
Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj
Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f
Stay connected with us here:
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS
Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/
Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus
Police conducted a series of house searches in the capital of Chisinau and two other towns last week.
They confiscated 200 grams of uranium-238, which authorities said could have been used to make dirty bombs, and 1 kilogramme of mercury.
“After a preliminary examination we realized we were talking about Uranium-238, an extremely dangerous radioactive substance used to make ‘dirty’ nuclear bombs,” Ion Bodrug, head of an Interior Ministry investigative department, told a press conference, according to Reuters.
The destructive power of a dirty bomb would be measured in tons of TNT, whereas the destructive power of a nuclear bomb is measured in megatons. A dirty bomb would be used to scatter radioactive particles over an area comprising a few blocks to several square kilometres.
A dirty bomb also requires only a fraction of the uranium or plutonium needed to make a nuclear bomb. Its main purpose would be to cause fear and chaos, hence the nickname “weapon of mass disruption”.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.
For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS
Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-WqkTyKK1_70U4bb4k4lQ?sub_confirmation=1
Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: https://us.tomonews.net
Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj
Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f
Stay connected with us here:
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS
Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/
Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus