[SubMareener]

Looks as if the Bulgarians are really on their toes!

[Gorzaloon]

"Americium-beryllium is an extremely effective element for the construction of a dirty bomb as it has a very long half-life, "

Journalist Science Flunkout TWIT.

That's a %^&(*)(_ NEUTRON SOURCE_. It has nothing to do with its smoke-detector halflife.

It's much worse than that. Fast neutrons can kick plentiful and cheap Th232 to yield lots of nasty isotopes, for just one example.