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Surely prices have some meaning behind, but in this case there really is no market -- or, more precisely, there are too many markets. Price will depend on who is selling, who is buying, and how much -- in this case, most likely the price was zeroOriginally Posted by Scorpio
But they *are* talking about prices -- which means what these prices have some meaning behind. And where are prices, where is some market.You can't really talk about any meaningful prices when such materials are concerned. There is no free market for Polonium, is there?Either you can get it, or not.
Black market exists for everything -- including radioactive materials. Then, it's not Pu-239 after all -- just a commonly available radionuclide. If it's perfectly legal to purchase Po-210 in a little amounts for as little as $20, I guess it is possible to buy a big dose, although, probably, in not so open way.
The sucker was worth nothing alive, but dead -- he is worth a lot. And the manner of his death has much to do with it... this is just one possibility of course. [/quote:ga0kd5eo][quote:ga0kd5eo][quote:ga0kd5eo]Литвиненко со всеми своими убогими книжонками и дутыми "разоблачениями" просто не стоил таких денег. Извините за такой цинизм, конечно, но его можно было б намного дешевле отравить (а просто пристрелить было б еще дешевле и проще).
According to your logic, it was his former friends, who killed him.
(Although I can't argue, what this may be actually the case.
Quite possibly. I wouldn't be surprised -- I just don't think one should presume that Scotland Yard is going to falsify the evidence in their favour.
And if that were really the case, I would expect full cooperation from Russian authorities in the investigation to the extent possible (short of sending Russian citizens off to Britain, of course) -- after all no one wants to indict Berezovsky more than Putin
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