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Japanese Yakuza leader admits trying to sell nuclear material to DEA agents posing as Iranian generals (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 3 months ago by maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] solrize@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, what? Article says the guy had real plutonium. That is scary. Quantity is not specified though. Also doesn't say where the plutonium came from. He also had a bunch of what sounds like non-fissionable uranium and thorium. They hype that up some, but it is less of a threat.

Why is this on /nottheonion?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The nuclear materials make the headline, but the real story is that they were trading it for meth and heroine.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I want to know how they got the nuke stuff in the first place. That's potentially much more disruptive than any number of drug deals.

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago

How's Russian border security?

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Least shocking thing I've ever heard, we've been scared of Russia loosey goosey rotting nuclear security forever.

Edit: estimated remaining 20,400 Yakuza members is more than I expected.