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Old 19th June 2025 | 01:23
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Further to Fordow scenarios. All this hysterical talk about radiological danger posed by bombing Fordow is rubbish.
If Uranium hexafluoride gas is released from bombed centrifuges and somehow manages to make its way to the surface, while very corrosive, it disperses within about 40 minutes on exposure to air.
If there is metallic HEU on site (suitable for pits in warheads) it's a radiological hazard requiring specialised equipment, shielding and handling to avoid danger to those in proximity.
So in summary, its not a case of loading a few nuggets of glowing HEU onto the back of a camel and disappearing into the desert to rendezvous with your terrorist mates, who can then disperse to all corners of the Middle East to build their own dirty bombs.
Grain of salt or two needed.
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