“Nuclear Incident” In The Arctic?

[Grunt Futtock]

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And who pray-tell is the final arbiter of what constitutes free speech and what constitutes lies/hearsay and fiction? The truth is very often not black or white.

(I'm no DM fanboy but I do see some of the left-leaning papers talking just as much cack)

[Lurking Lawyer]

Yipper said:

Top headline on the Dailywail website about an hour ago.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4245586/US...

"The US Navy have been contacted for comment on the WC-135 but it has not yet released any official comment on the purpose of its mission."

Unsurprising when you consider that Constant Phoenix is an air force asset, not navy

I can wholedheartedly recommend Tyler Rogoway's articles at thedrive.com (which the link in the OP takes you to). He writes interesting and well-informed military stories, especially about aviation.

Edited by Lurking Lawyer on Wednesday 22 February 19:07

[MarshPhantom]

Simpo Two said:

Another nail in the free speech coffin.

Should people be free to post lies?

[paul789]

Grunt Futtock said:

Nanook said:

Small difference between free speech, and publishing lies, heresay and fiction as fact, don't you agree?

And who pray-tell is the final arbiter of what constitutes free speech and what constitutes lies/hearsay and fiction? The truth is very often not black or white.

(I'm no DM fanboy but I do see some of the left-leaning papers talking just as much cack)

Ah yes, must be time to roll out "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" again.

[Bobajobbob]

Isn't this the chemical used for testing the integrity of gas pipelines? I'm sure I've seen it mentioned in the past when following seismic activity gas pipeline operators use small volumes to identify fractures in the gas pipeline networks.

Sounds to me like just another bs media attempt to smear Russia. If Putin had been exploding nukes then alarm bells would have gone off all over the world.

[hidetheelephants]

Bobajobbob said:

Isn't this the chemical used for testing the integrity of gas pipelines? I'm sure I've seen it mentioned in the past when following seismic activity gas pipeline operators use small volumes to identify fractures in the gas pipeline networks.

Sounds to me like just another bs media attempt to smear Russia. If Putin had been exploding nukes then alarm bells would have gone off all over the world.

I don't see any credible attempt to credit it to a nuclear weapon test, far more likely to be another example of the lackadaisical attitude the russians have to the safe handling of nuclear materials.

[Bobajobbob]

http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index2244.htm

This may or may not be utter rubbish.

[hidetheelephants]

Bobajobbob said:

http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index2244.htm

This may or may not be utter rubbish.

Anything that looks that unhinged probably is.

[Brads67]

Spoof said:

131.

yes, it says that in the first 10 seconds of the article.

My apologies for the typo.

And yes, I know the event is fission , whatever fission event it was !

[PieSlayer]

Iirc iodine 131 has a half life of about 8 days, so this must be from a fairly recent event I think.

[CoolHands]

Does anyone know the half life of iodine 131?

[Name of user]

8 days, I'm not sure where I read it though.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

I just Googled iodine 131, and now I'm going to pretend I know from memory that it has a half life of 8 days.

[Brads67]

Well done

I know cause it`s my job

But anyhoo, funny how nothing is forthcoming.

[tonyvid]

bhstewie said:

Really interesting article http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7758/has-ther...

That's my new favourite website to lose a couple of hours in! Very interesting story and thread.

[Gargamel]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I just Googled iodine 131, and now I'm going to pretend I know from memory that it has a half life of 8 days.

Stings though when you rub it over a grazed knee.

[kellyon]

Thanks for the article. I think that the spread of nuclear technology and nuclear weapons is a huge problem for national security and the safety of the entire planet. I read at https://ecotestgroup.com/press/blog/different-uses... that nowadays there is a huge variety of different devices such as Radiation Portal Monitors that work on neutron detection and can detect gamma radiation. These devices serve as a screen test for any scrap metal. The waste from nuclear technology is extremely dangerous and we should do everything to avoid it.

Edited by kellyon on Tuesday 14th March 07:31

[V8 Fettler]

kellyon said:

Thanks for the article. I think that the spread of nuclear technology and nuclear weapons is a huge problem for national security and the safety of the entire planet. I read at https://ecotestgroup.com/press/blog/different-uses... that nowadays there are huge variety of different devices such as Radiation Portal Monitors that work on neutron detection and can detect gamma radiation. These devices serve as a screen test for any scrap metal. The waste from nuclear technology is extremely dangerous and we should everything to avoid it.

Do you mean every bit of waste from anything that has been involved with "nuclear technology" in any way whatsoever?

[kellyon]

I meant waste of nuclear materials

[Simpo Two]

kellyon said:

Thanks for the article. I think that the spread of nuclear technology and nuclear weapons is a huge problem for national security and the safety of the entire planet. I read at https://ecotestgroup.com/press/blog/different-uses... that nowadays there is a huge variety of different devices such as Radiation Portal Monitors that work on neutron detection and can detect gamma radiation. These devices serve as a screen test for any scrap metal. The waste from nuclear technology is extremely dangerous and we should do everything to avoid it.

It reads like an article designed to make you afraid so you buy their product.

Perhaps like a Guardian reader finding in his favourite paper that Brexit is bad?

Sure, nuclear waste is an issue and must be handled with all due care, but that article is designed to create uncertainty and fear.