Comment on How 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.
Why would they do that when they could be dosing elephants with LSD?
For the money?
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
Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
For the money?
silence7@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
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
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
I bet your success odds go up drastically if you’re in the CIA and have contacts with government officials globally though
silence7@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
They were a bunch of alpinists without those contacts though. Not likely to pull it off
Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Not hard to make sure the only people with you are in on it and/or kill anyone who isn’t