Seized by the security Service of Ukraine the members of the illegal group in Ivano-Frankivsk region radioactive substance, according to one version of the " Uranium-238 ", can be used to create so-called " dirty bombs ". About It in conversation RT said historian and political Analyst.
according to his vision, General instability in Ukraine may help ensure that the potential of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of criminals.
"Security system [Ukraine - approx. Ed.] fragile. Plutonium or any material which has the ability to be made " dirty bomb ", is required to be kept under lock and guarded by the military. It's bound to be controlled by the state, " stressed the expert.
The fact that radioactive material could fall into the hands of bandits, said, According to Mccawley, about the fact that the Kiev authorities are not able to ensure security in the country. In such a volatile environment, "Uranium-238" may be used against the current administration, if he were in the hands of opponents Poroshenko.
The analyst stressed that to control the spread of radioactive substances is becoming increasingly difficult - even a small number of uranium can be used to build a bomb, and on the black market enough experts who know the ways of its production.
"If" dirty bomb "in the end will be in the hands of terrorists in the middle East, is a nightmare scenario will become real," adds the historian.
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