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To: liz44040; All
Thanks, Liz. Here's one backatcha:

All: Is this a suitcase nuke????
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FARMER FINDS RADIOACTIVE DEVICES IN FIELD

Last Updated Thu, 13 May 2004 11:00:50
SASKATOON - A farmer in Saskatchewan has found two cases of radioactive material missing for almost five years, easing the fears of officials who had worried it had found its way into the hands of terrorists.

IN DEPTH: Dirty bombs

The moisture density probes in the suitcases are highly radioactive. They had been missing since June 1999, when a man stole the pickup truck they were in from the University of Saskatchewan.

The probes contain the type of material security officials fear terrorists could use to make a "dirty bomb," an explosive device such as TNT packed with radioactive material that would scatter over a large area in the blast.(snip)
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/13/radiation_farm040513
4,491 posted on 05/13/2004 11:14:47 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta
5/13/2004 1:07:00 PM
Guard Deployments Worry State Officials

By REBECCA COOK Associated Press Writer

With so many National Guard troops in Iraq, officials in some states are worried they could be caught short-handed if an emergency flares up at home.
4,492 posted on 05/13/2004 11:34:28 AM PDT by tmp02
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