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Re:Two men arrested with 7 kg radioactive uranium in Mumbai by stabbystabstab on Friday May 07, 2021 @10:54PM (#27083332)
Interesting how confidently they describe uranium as "highly explosive". I'm about 99% sure that isn't true.
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Re:Two men arrested with 7 kg radioactive uranium in Mumbai by exnukeguy on Friday May 07, 2021 @10:59PM (#27083380)
Well U metal can oxidize so I guess if you made it into a powder it could react violently???

But no, 7Kg of natural U is not “highly explosive”.

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