silence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 27 days agoHow Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device? A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125external-linkHow Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device? A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoI expect that it is remarkably difficult to sell a radioisotope thermal generator and get paid anything meaningful and not get caught or ratted out by the folks with you
minus-squarereallykindasorta@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·27 days agoI bet your success odds go up drastically if you’re in the CIA and have contacts with government officials globally though
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoThey were a bunch of alpinists without those contacts though. Not likely to pull it off
minus-squareAmnesigenic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoNot hard to make sure the only people with you are in on it and/or kill anyone who isn’t
I expect that it is remarkably difficult to sell a radioisotope thermal generator and get paid anything meaningful and not get caught or ratted out by the folks with you
I bet your success odds go up drastically if you’re in the CIA and have contacts with government officials globally though
They were a bunch of alpinists without those contacts though. Not likely to pull it off
Not hard to make sure the only people with you are in on it and/or kill anyone who isn’t