Thursday, July 2, 2009
Central Asian States To Secure Potential 'Dirty Bomb' Waste
From AFP:
GENEVA (AFP) — Four Central Asian nations agreed on Monday to secure some 800 million tonnes of radioactive and toxic uranium waste sludge that could be used to make a "dirty" radiological bomb, a UN agency said.
"It has been explained to us that the kind of material that exists can be used for dirty bombs, that's the kind of risk that exists today," UN Development Programme deputy regional director Jens Wandel told journalists.
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My Comment: 800 million tonnes of radioactive waste ?!?!?! If this amount is true .... we are in trouble.
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