Dangerous Radioactive Material which may be used to build a Dirty Nuclear Bomb stolen from a truck in Mexico
By: Jose G. Landa
Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The International Atomic Energy Agency announced that a truck carrying dangerous radioactive material which may be used to build a dirty nuclear bomb was stolen in Tepojaco, Mexico, near Mexico City on Monday, December 2, 2013. The truck was carrying Cobalt-60, radioactive material used to treat cancer, while enroute from Tijuana, Mexico to a radioactive waste storage facility near Mexico City.
The radioactive material was properly encased while in transport. According to authorities, the Cobalt-60 radioactive material is extremely dangerous and hazardous to humans if it is taken out of its case. Mexican authorities are searching for the whereabouts of the radioactive Cobalt-60 material and are seeking to retrieve the potentially dangerous and hazardous radioactive material.
According to International Atomic Energy Director General Yukiya Amano, Cobalt-60 may be used together with other explosive materials to create a dirty nuclear bomb and cause serious environmental and economic damages if detonated in a large urban, metropolitan area.
United States authorities are closely monitoring the situation to ensure that the dangerous radioactive material is retrieved and properly disposed of and that it is not introduced into the United States by land through the U.S.-Mexico border or by air or sea.
