Comments on: How safe is the UK from further polonium attacks? http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ellee Seymour - MCIPR, PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. » Do we really know who and what enters and leaves our country? http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5020 Ellee Seymour - MCIPR, PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. » Do we really know who and what enters and leaves our country? Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:56:12 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-5020 [...] It’s also scary that deadly radioactive polonium 201 can easily escape detection and arrive at our airports unchecked. [...] [...] It’s also scary that deadly radioactive polonium 201 can easily escape detection and arrive at our airports unchecked. [...]

]]> By: Pat ocrowley http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-4916 Pat ocrowley Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:46:49 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-4916 Hearing the "beating of the wings of the angel of death" is a reference to a legal precedent describing that state of mind that a person must have to make a "dieing declaration" such that the statement will be admissible in court as an exception to the rule against hearsay. Such statements typically describe the identity of a soon to be killer, i.e. "Joey shot me." The choice of words was not accidental or for poetic effect. Hearing the “beating of the wings of the angel of death” is a reference to a legal precedent describing that state of mind that a person must have to make a “dieing declaration” such that the statement will be admissible in court as an exception to the rule against hearsay. Such statements typically describe the identity of a soon to be killer, i.e. “Joey shot me.” The choice of words was not accidental or for poetic effect.

]]> By: Jonathan Brooks http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 Jonathan Brooks Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:14:07 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3947 Thought American Elements' website (www.americanelements.com)would a useful resource--info on Po 210 and 100s of other Isotopes, Nanomaterials, etc. (Disclaimer: I'm an engineer with the company!) Thought American Elements’ website (www.americanelements.com)would a useful resource–info on Po 210 and 100s of other Isotopes, Nanomaterials, etc. (Disclaimer: I’m an engineer with the company!)

]]> By: ants http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3441 ants Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:01:56 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3441 You speak of symptoms, but what's illness? Excuse me, but living in Estonia I often feel me like looking into my fathers very anxious face 1938, when UK was jubilating of this little piece of paper in mr. Eden hands, returned from Munic and declearing solemny "I brought to you peace1" You speak of symptoms, but what’s illness? Excuse me, but living in Estonia I often feel me like looking into my fathers very anxious face 1938, when UK was jubilating of this little piece of paper in mr. Eden hands, returned from Munic and declearing solemny “I brought to you peace1″

]]> By: Snafu http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3394 Snafu Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:30:25 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3394 Ellee, it seems odd that a unique method was used to kill Litvinenko rather than a more 'traditional' way. Whoever planned this murder must have been able to foresee the media coverage that such a poisoning would provoke given they were able to access Polonium-210. Ellee, it seems odd that a unique method was used to kill Litvinenko rather than a more ‘traditional’ way.

Whoever planned this murder must have been able to foresee the media coverage that such a poisoning would provoke given they were able to access Polonium-210.

]]> By: Benedict White http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3393 Benedict White Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:02:40 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3393 Ellee, The concern is why is someone running around with what amounts to a halmarked platinum bullet, or rather spraying them around from a machine gun. Whilst polonium 210 does have industrial uses (particularly in controling static) it is very rare and it is highly unusual to find someone running around with quite so much. I doubt terrorists could get hold of sufficient quantities for a sensible price, but then someone has. Ellee, The concern is why is someone running around with what amounts to a halmarked platinum bullet, or rather spraying them around from a machine gun.

Whilst polonium 210 does have industrial uses (particularly in controling static) it is very rare and it is highly unusual to find someone running around with quite so much.

I doubt terrorists could get hold of sufficient quantities for a sensible price, but then someone has.

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3390 Ellee Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:14:41 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3390 Benedict, Great minds, hey, but I still think it is an issue worth debating. Benedict, Great minds, hey, but I still think it is an issue worth debating.

]]> By: Benedict White http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3388 Benedict White Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:11:36 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3388 RE Jim, Alpha emitters emit an alpha particle which is two protons and two neutorns. Effectively a helium atom with no electrons. You are thinking of a beta particle. If you had a 1 gram lump of it it would get very hot very quickly. There are ways around this, but I would rather not explain. RE Jim, Alpha emitters emit an alpha particle which is two protons and two neutorns. Effectively a helium atom with no electrons. You are thinking of a beta particle.

If you had a 1 gram lump of it it would get very hot very quickly. There are ways around this, but I would rather not explain.

]]> By: Benedict White http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3383 Benedict White Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:50:56 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3383 I was going to write an article trying to allay fears over this, but then did some calculations then stopped. The saving grace is that only 100 grams are produced anualy. In that sense it is both rare and expensive. I was going to write an article trying to allay fears over this, but then did some calculations then stopped.

The saving grace is that only 100 grams are produced anualy. In that sense it is both rare and expensive.

]]> By: nfb http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 nfb Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:53:18 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2006/11/26/how-safe-is-the-uk-from-further-polonium-attacks/#comment-3365 What I'm saying,is that anyone in this group could be a murderer. They have made a lot of enemies but they are also enemies to somebody else. By the way, Litvinenko was involved in killings too - in Russia. What I’m saying,is that anyone in this group could be a murderer. They have made a lot of enemies but they are also enemies to somebody else.

By the way, Litvinenko was involved in killings too – in Russia.

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