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In 2008, the price of weapon-grade plutonium was 4000 dollars per gram, or even more for rarer grades.
"Its super high price of several thousands of dollars per gram means that in most cases a single terrorist would not be able to afford it. But a terrorist organization and a national government in today's world could easily afford it."
"Its super high price of several thousands of dollars per gram means that in most cases a single terrorist would not be able to afford it. But a terrorist organization and a national government in today's world could easily afford it."
I think a half is too low, if you're talking about enough material for a complete device- I mean, we're talking WMD stuff here, not some pirated copies of winXP. How close if this group to their goal? If this is some sort of formed core, we're talking millions here... if this is a truckload of ore... not so much. How about some sort of dirty negotiation?
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I wouldn't want to even google this stuff!
I wouldn't want to even google this stuff!
I know what you mean...I was nervous about posting the question, but I was really curious.
If it were, say, a crate of ore almost ready to be put into a weapon, how much would that be worth?
If it were, say, a crate of ore almost ready to be put into a weapon, how much would that be worth?
There was 6.2g in the Fat Man device usad at Nagasaki. At $4000 a gram, that would be 24.8 million dollars. For a formed core on the black market? 2-3 times that? Sounds like plot embellishment for ya'
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Is it weapons grade? Is it enough to make an atomic weapon from or only enough to make a dirty bomb? How "connected" is the group ... if they stumbled upon the materials they would be selling it for what ever they can get; if they are an established or larger organization they would have the means to ask for more and to protect the asset while shopping it around.
Hopefully you kill them off in the end :-)
Hopefully you kill them off in the end :-)
Thats a great point, as the price would vary as to the people they grabbed it from A corrupt regime might hook up a terrorist "non grata" and make it look like a theft while some hard liners might want top dollar! Perhaps the terrorists would have competitive buyers and have to outbid other no gooders?? (this is why fiction isn't written by commission!)
also, I re-read my response and want to point out my own error: the fat man bomb had 6.2 KG not grams but kilograms of fissile material.
also, I re-read my response and want to point out my own error: the fat man bomb had 6.2 KG not grams but kilograms of fissile material.
The group is very connected. They are partially funded by Iran.
I have written that the plutonium is almost ready to be put into a weapon, but the terrorist group decides to sell it as it is instead of putting the finishing touches on it and making a bomb.
I have written that the plutonium is almost ready to be put into a weapon, but the terrorist group decides to sell it as it is instead of putting the finishing touches on it and making a bomb.
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