Wednesday, October 17, 2012

More Evidence That Terror Groups Are Trying To Build A 'Dirty Bomb'

Terrorists 'Acquire Nuclear Container To Smuggle Uranium' -- The Telegraph

Terrorist groups have acquired a "container" to smuggle uranium undetected past the global network of sensors to prevent a dirty bomb, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has warned.

Speaking in London, Yukiya Amano of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said groups' efforts to build a dirty bomb were becoming "more professional".

It was particularly worrying, he said, that smuggling networks had hold of technology to evade sophisticated monitoring equipment designed to prevent proliferation of radioactive material.

"Terrorists having access to nuclear material is a real threat," he said. "They have developed a particular container to put enriched uranium in as samples. The groups repeat [deliveries] to defeat the preventive measures. This is a real threat."

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My Comment: When reading stories like this one, one cannot help but feel that it will only be a matter of time before a terror group is successful in a 'dirtyt bomb' attack.

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