Polonium 210 - neutron trigger

[Phil7]

Why have I not heard a single mention in the news of the (possibly primary) use of Po210 in nuclear weapons? Do they think we haven't read "The Fouth Protocol" and it's best that we don't know???

[kempie]

If you were in the US you could purchase ���Po and alloy it with Beryllium to create your very own neutron trigger.

[jake-the-peg]

I think if you've got enough plutonium to make a nuclear weapon then a little polonium shouldn't be too too challenging.

It's the red mercury you want to watch out for ;c)

[Gromit]

Actually, some expert did on sky news yesterday evening. Told us viewers you could buy it on the internet for 69 dollars what and how you could then use it. The woman interviewer ended by sheepishly saying '...er, better not try that at home'.

[kwicky]

It is interesting to note that 1 gram of polonium 210 is enough to kill 1 million people. Do we really need trident?

[kwicky]

Sorry, slight underestimat
1 gram is enough to kill 100 million people!!!