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Did it take a nuclear physics lab to murder Alexander Litvinenko?
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:12:33 -0500
Begin forwarded message: Date: November 26, 2006 11:21:32 PM EST To: dave () farber netSubject: Did it take a nuclear physics lab to murder Alexander Litvinenko?
For IP, if you wish. A friend of mine has done an analysis that suggests that perhaps it isn't that hard to extract enough polonium to commit murder. I don't think I agree with him -- chemical extraction is messy, and given the concentrations of uranium oxide in typical ores (.05%-.2%) you might need 100K tonnes or more -- but the analysis is worth reading, if only for the biophysics: http://www.ka9q.net/po210.html --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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