General Discussion

uponit7771

(90,339 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:08 PM Dec 2013

Anyone else watching Maddow!? I thought the nuke material was low grade stuff... it's not

... its crap that'll make you sick,... killed 4 folks last time it got out.

The broke open the container holding it and the stuff is on the lose...

WTF!?

The guy who was driving the truck went to sleep, got truck jacked and they stole the crap at gun point.

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Anyone else watching Maddow!? I thought the nuke material was low grade stuff... it's not (Original Post) uponit7771 Dec 2013 OP

Scary. Glad we're over two thousand miles away. nt onehandle Dec 2013 #1

Once I heard it was Cobalt 60 I shuddered NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #2

Most of the material being moved for containment is high grade. That is the reason why bluestate10 Dec 2013 #3

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2013 #5

Yeah, there was a tragic incident in South America in the late 70s or early 80s struggle4progress Dec 2013 #4

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. Scary. Glad we're over two thousand miles away. nt

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:12 PM

Dec 2013

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

2. Once I heard it was Cobalt 60 I shuddered

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:15 PM

Dec 2013

Big time Gamma Ray emitter.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

3. Most of the material being moved for containment is high grade. That is the reason why

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:39 PM

Dec 2013

it is being moved. I can't believe Mexico would have a truck carrying such high grade nuclear material and not have armed guards traveling with the trucker.

uponit7771

(90,339 posts)

5. +1

Reply to bluestate10 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 11:00 PM

Dec 2013

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)

4. Yeah, there was a tragic incident in South America in the late 70s or early 80s

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:47 PM

Dec 2013

where a bunch of kids found some in an abandoned medical facility and were delighted to find it glowed in the dark. Several smeared it on their bodies for fun and played they were stars. Some were finally buried in lead-lined coffins

Reply to this discussion