Alert as Radioactive Material Seized Entering into Ukraine, Possible Dirty Bomb Material

Pundit Press ^ | 5/5/2014 | Thomas Ferdousi

[therightliveswithus]

The potential danger in the increasingly unstable regions of Ukraine has increased further on news that the country’s intelligence service intercepted people attempting to bring in 3 pounds of radioactive material into the country from a breakaway region of Moldova under the control of pro-Russia forces. The material, which could be uranium 235 was seized on April 30th.

Google translation:

Hazardous substance was imported into the territory of the self-proclaimed Transnistrian Ukraine Moldavian Republic on cars with foreign number. The radioactive substance was kept in a container craftsmanship.

[therightliveswithus]

Holy cow.

[darkwing104]

Chernobyl?

[lacrew]

Ruh roh.

Maybe the leader of the free world, the world’s lone superpower, should at least challenge the UN to fulfill its purpose and condemn foreign incursions into Ukraine.

Or not.

[DBrow]

“which could be uranium 235”

Or, it could be something else, but U235 sounds scarier than Pm237 or Ba133.

[lodi90]

This is probably a mafia deal gone bad. Transnistria is one of the great dump holes in all of Europe. Lots of crime, trafficking, etc.

Russian FSB has a lot of experience blowing things up. I don’t think they need a dirty bomb to kill a lot of people.

[JimSEA]

Putin is trying to get a feel for just how far and how fast he can push this. He has almost total support at home and his psyops is working well in the West. Can he sell an attempted nuclear attack from the Ukraine? He’s sold a lot of Americans and Europeans with the fascist Ukraine when that’s what he is the ultranationalist / crony capitalist.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Good Lord!

[vladimir998]

“I don’t think they need a dirty bomb to kill a lot of people.”

Wouldn’t the point be terror and holding Ukraine hostage?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Didn’t the Soviets dump a lot of their nuclear waste in Ukraine?

[lodi90]

Yeah, on second thought maybe you are right. If Putin will dump Chechens on Ukraine he won’t have a problem hitting them with a WMD. What a sick tyrant he is.

[FreeInWV]

” what type of ordnance would you suggest for engaging Chechen terrorists?”

I’m confused. Chechen terrorists and Russia bitterly hate each other. That’s not disputed by anyone. It was the ultranationalists in the new Kiev government that is hoping to get chummy with the chechens.

http://www.justice-integrity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=638:new-ukrainian-official-urges-chechen-terrorist-to-act-against-russia&catid=21:myblog&Itemid=114

[Darteaus94025]

Radiation Bomb

[lodi90]

Putin has the Chechen warlord on his payroll and they now play for Team KGB.

[DesertRhino]

“the world’s lone superpower, should at least challenge the UN to fulfill its purpose and condemn foreign incursions into Ukraine.”

And how do we respond when they bring up Libya? the bombing of Belgrade, Kosovo? Syria?

[lacrew]

Too bad the wreckless cowboy went to the UN, but the wise dems never do,and de-legitimize the US.

[DesertRhino]

lol, you just made leftist heads explode across the country. Hope you’re proud!

[FreeInWV]

“Putin has the Chechen warlord on his payroll and they now play for Team KGB”

Ok. Can you post a credible source for that? Thanks!

[familyop]

Some facts about Russia's interesting military allies.

Collective Security Treaty Organization
Wikipedia

Member states[edit]

Current members
Armenia (2002)
Belarus (2002)
Kazakhstan (2002)
Kyrgyzstan (2002)
Russia (2002)
Tajikistan (2002)

Observers
Afghanistan (2013)
Serbia (2013)

Possible candidates
Iran

Former members
Azerbaijan (joined 1994, withdrew 1999)
Georgia (joined 1994, withdrew 1999)
Uzbekistan (joined 1994, withdrew 2012)

Russia has military friends in its Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO: members listed below).

All of the following excerpts are from the CIA World Factbook (as accessed on 4MAY14).

Russia
Religions:

Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule

Kazakhstan
Religions:

Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (Russian Orthodox 23.9%, other Christian 2.3%), Buddhist 0.1%, other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5% (2009 Census)

Kyrgyzstan
Religions:

Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Tajikistan
Religions:

Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)

Belarus
Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
Religions:

Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

Armenia
Religions:

Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)

[familyop]

Internet Troll Operation Uncovered in St. Petersburg [Russia]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3152323/posts

Special political interests have been lying to us about the effects of nuclear weapons. Nuclear war is much more survivable than presented in their false scenarios! Have a look at the effects of one of the most powerful warheads--warheads that will not be used, because much smaller yields are much more practical (costs, delivery, concealment, lack of extra effects with higher yields, etc.).

http://glasstone.blogspot.com/2009/11/groupthink-and-proliferation-why.html
Declassified effects of nuclear weapons and other threats: minimizing weapons effects on civilians
Can Britain and America prevail over an alliance of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea in WWIII? American sanctions on Japan in 1940 led to Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, so beware of the lessons of history Mr President, and get civil defense Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Evidence that inaccurate statements about weapons effects have historically caused increased threats to national security, instead of reducing them

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EFFECTS OF THE EXPLOSION OF A THERMO-NUCLEAR BOMB

[17th Miss Regt]

“which could be uranium 235”

If it is just radioactive waste then it is almost certainly not U-235. It could also be U-238 which is much more common than U-235.