Re:SoftBank CEO says Khashoggi killing may have impact on Sa...
by brohee on Monday November 05, 2018 @02:47PM
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Polonium can be made in a cyclotron, and AFAIK they are quite common in hospitals. I'm afraid this is very much in reach of a non state actor...
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Re:SoftBank CEO says Khashoggi killing may have impact on Sa...
by sandworm101 on Monday November 05, 2018 @03:57PM
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Atoms of polonium can indeed be manufactured in a cyclotron, but unless your cyclotron is the size of a building it would take years to gather enough to conduct such a poisoning. Usable quantities are only ever made inside nuclear reactors.