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Originally Posted by BBKing
I thought that had been mythbusted? Just because a Russian says he'll sell you something doesn't mean he's telling the truth. Plenty of conmen came out of the Cold War.
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The plutonium and uranium actually purchased was passed on to British Nuclear Fuels who tested & disposed of it, confirming it to be usable in a weapon of this type, but more likely to detonate as a 'dirty' bomb than a big flash. This means, if they had made the real thing, it would most likely have caused a small (ish) explosion and released radiation comparable to Hiroshima / Nagasaki.