US removes radioactive cancer-treatment material from Central American country over 'dirty bomb' risk...

Defense and security | Aug 27, 2026, 9:57 PM

The US National Nuclear Security Administration removed a cobalt-60 radioactive source from a Central American country.

The material, originally used for cancer treatment, was extracted due to the risk it could be stolen and used in a dirty bomb.

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