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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 03-Oct-2025 08:28:34 JST AI6YR Ben

   I'm tempted to go over to that pile with my Geiger counter 🤪

   No old x-ray machines in there though, the US (fortunately) isn't in the habit of losing radioactive sources.

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     FreddyB Aviation Photography (cvvhrn@sfba.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Oct-2025 08:28:34 JST FreddyB Aviation Photography

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     China and others are looting war graves of WWII and previous conflicts because the steel has low radiation counts

     https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2023/06/01/chinese-ship-accused-of-looting-iconic-wwii-wrecks/

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 03-Oct-2025 08:29:05 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @cvvhrn WHAT?!?!

     "Old shipwrecks are increasingly targeted by scavengers “for their rare low-background steel, also known as ‘pre-war steel’. The low radiation in the steel makes it a rare and valuable resource for use in medical and scientific equipment,” according to the BBC."

     #radiation

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     FreddyB Aviation Photography (cvvhrn@sfba.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Oct-2025 08:29:05 JST FreddyB Aviation Photography

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     @ai6yr That chinese ship turned off its transponder and looted the grave of the HMS Prince of Wales over a 5 month period