Posted on 04/15/2009 4:05:27 AM PDT by Cindy
KIEV, Ukraine
SNIPPET: "The suspects tried to peddle the substance as plutonium-239, a highly radioactive material that can be used to build nuclear weapons, and demanded $10 million, Ostapenko said.
But security experts later determined that the material was likely americium, a widely used radioactive material. Ostapenko said it could be used in a dirty bomb, but not nuclear weapons."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Phew...only a dirty bomb.
I was worried there for a minute.
On to more important news. The Obamas have a new dog! /s/
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