Investigators Smuggle Dirty Bomb Materials Into U.S.

Posted on Mar 28, 2006

The two teams used fake documents to bring the radioactive materials through northern and southern borders.

And Bush & Co. are still pushing for a missile defense shield.

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CNN:

Two teams of government investigators using fake documents were able to enter the United States with enough radioactive sources to make two dirty bombs, according to a federal report made available Monday.

The investigators purchased a “small quantity” of radioactive materials from a commercial source, according to a Government Accountability Office report prepared for Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican.

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