Outcry as border guards seize British 'dirty bomb' lorry heading for Iran

Daily Mail ^ | July 22, 2006 | Jason Lewis

[Bald Eagle777]

Border guards seized a British lorry on its way to make a delivery to the Iranian military - after discovering it was packed with radioactive material that could be used to build a dirty bomb.

The lorry set off from Kent on its way to Tehran but was stopped by officials at a checkpoint on Bulgaria's northernborder with Romania after a scanner indicated radiation levels 200 times above normal.

The lorry was impounded and the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NPA) was called out.

On board they found ten lead-lined boxes addressed to the Iranian Ministry of Defence. Inside each box was a soil-testing device, containing highly dangerous quantities of radioactive caesium 137 and americium-beryllium.

The soil testers had been sent to Iran by a British firm with the apparent export approval of the Department of Trade and Industry.

[Bald Eagle777]

This situation is rather interesting, to say the least, which needs investigation. Let's see how this cookie crumbles, or whether it gets swept under the proverbial rug.

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

My bet is on the rug. Thank God for the Bulgarians.

[demkicker]

I do believe God is watching over us.

[Enterprise]

"He said: "The Prime Minister has accused the Iranian Government of sponsoring international terrorism, yet his officials are doing nothing to prevent radioactive material which has an obvious dual use being sold to their military."

Shaking my head here.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Ping

[grey_whiskers]

Does George Galloway (MP) have any connections to the British firm involved?

[Lancey Howard]

I fear it is only a matter of time before there is a nightmare.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Just noticed the article date 7/22/06; also posted here previously

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670645/posts

Needs a much wider reading audience, however. Glad you posted it tonight.

[Cindy]

Thanks Donna. Your article is more updated than my 2. I'll add it to the list.

INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com - "ILLEGAL SHIPMENT OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO IRAN SEIZED IN BULGARIA" (July 21, 2006)

Re Bulgaria - Related Article (July 19, 2006)

[Cindy]

Related thread here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1668957/posts

[Bald Eagle777]

Gotcha, didn't see this come up on this particular SITE. Wrong key words, potentially. Good call.

[girlangler]

Another ping Peach, cause you are one of the many paying attention to this.

[proud_yank]

Was just going to ping you on this. Interesting to say the very least.

[Suzy Quzy]

The address makes me be a little skeptical//////Iranian Dept of Defense??

[Suzy Quzy]

The address makes me be a little skeptical//////Iranian Ministry of Defence??

[Diver Dave]

"He said: "The Prime Minister has accused the Iranian Government of sponsoring international terrorism, yet his officials are doing nothing to prevent radioactive material which has an obvious dual use being sold to their military."

Unbelievable!! Might as well remove the security guards and locks on all the world's nuke facilities and install a loading zone for removal of all the spent fuel rods.

"Would you like to Super-size your order, Mohammad?" DUH!!!

Head shaking here too, Enterprise.

[Bald Eagle777]

What is your point? ABC

http://www.mod.ir/
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mod.htm

[Earthdweller]

Geez Louise. I wonder what Iran was going to do with that.

[King Prout]

wtf?

[Doctor Stochastic]

...radioactive caesium 137 and americium-beryllium....

Sounds like smoke detectors or other testing equipment. The article didn't say how much material was involved.