Mexican Radioactive Material Theft

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Originally Posted by Big Sarge

I'm not sure it was all recovered. It would only take a small device detonated in a mall to create another 9/11 crisis

Hardly. A dirty bomb only makes cleanup nastier. But then the same hype and fear even knew that Saddam had WMDs, that we need to bug everyone to protect everyone, and that torture is good.

This radioactive material does not even have a half life anywhere near to something that makes a serious, dangerous, and difficult to clean up 'dirty' bomb - plutonium.

The theft of radioactive material is a serous and newsworthy event. But one should put facts into perspective rather than use Rush Limbaugh fears that it is another 11 September event. But again, the word 'perspective' applies.