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Australia: Islamic State collecting radioactive material to make ‘dirty bomb’

Jun 13, 2015 4:25 am By Ralph Sidway

Jihad Watch has been warning about the threat of jihadis developing radiological WMDs and “dirty bombs” since at least 2004, when it was reported that global theft and smuggling of radiological materials had increased more than six-fold from 1996 to 2003.

Just last September, the U.S. State Department set aside for a moment its top priorities of climate change and jobs for jihadis to partner with the Iraqi government in an effort to secure radiological materials at “soft-target” sites such as hospitals and research universities specifically to prevent ISIS from acquiring them. But it may have already been too late.

Barely two months after that, a British ISIS jihadi claimed the Islamic State had procured 40kg of uranium from Mosul University in Iraq after its capture of the city, and had constructed a “dirty bomb.” This Spring, in the latest issue of Dabiq, the Islamic State’s slick propaganda journal, ISIS “indicated that it could purchase a nuclear weapon in Pakistan, take it to Nigeria, and then smuggle it into the U.S. through Mexico by using existing trafficking networks in Latin America.” Now this report out of Australia draws upon several defense and intelligence sources to underscore the West’s heightened sense of concern about these scenarios.

Let’s hope the Islamic State does not develop any type of WMD. But even if they don’t, the growing threat of a nuclear ISIS plays into the Islamic State’s desire to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah,” as the Qur’an commands (8:60).

“Australia: ISIS has Radioactive Material it could use to develop WMD,” by Edwin Mora, Breitbart News, June 10, 2015:

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has gained access to radioactive material from hospital and research centers in territory it has seized in Iraq and Syria, prompting fears that it could develop a large “dirty” bomb, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told The Australian.

Last Friday, Bishop warned that ISIS is recruiting “highly trained professionals” to develop chemical weapons.

She made those comments while addressing the Australia Group, an alliance of about 40 nations, plus the European Community, established 30 years ago to prevent the export of materials that can be used to develop chemical, biological and radiological weapons.

Bishop told The Australian that the concerns she alluded to during her speech stemmed from reports filed by Australia’s Defense Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

NATO expressed concern about ISIS collecting radioactive ­material from hospitals and research centers that would normally only be available to governments, reportedly said Bishop, adding, “The insurgents did not just clear out the cash from local banks.”

She said the threat is severe enough to have gained the attention of the Australia Group, which held a session on the subject at its summit last week.

“This is really worrying them,” Bishop told The Australian.

In the latest edition of its propaganda magazine Dabiq, ISIS expressed interest in building a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). [And in “delivering” it somewhere in America.]

“Indian defense officials have previously warned of the possibility the militants could acquire a nuclear weapon from Pakistan,” notes The Independent.

These growing concerns about ISIS developing a WMD come as terrorism experts at the Institute for the Study of War, a U.S. think tank, warn that ISIS is likely planning major attacks in Iraq and Syria to mark the start of the Muslim holy period of Ramadan and the one-year anniversary of its declaration of a “caliphate.”

“For the past three years, ISIS has conducted major offensive ­operations during the Ramadan holy month,” it said. “ISIS is therefore likely preparing a surge of ­operations to try to achieve important campaign objectives…ISIS is likely to begin and end Ramadan with attempted spectacular military offensive actions in Iraq and Syria.”

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Filed Under: Australia, Featured, Islamic State (aka ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) Tagged With: Dabiq, Julie Bishop, nuclear jihad


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  1. Angemon says

    Jun 13, 2015 at 7:46 am

    This Spring, in the latest issue of Dabiq, the Islamic State’s slick propaganda journal, ISIS “indicated that it could purchase a nuclear weapon in Pakistan, take it to Nigeria, and then smuggle it into the U.S. through Mexico by using existing trafficking networks in Latin America.”

    Maybe I suck at mind games and psychological one-upmanship, but why bother telling your alleged target how you’ll strike if you’re not aiming somewhere else?

  2. Matthieu Baudin says

    Jun 13, 2015 at 10:34 am

    No one should doubt their intentions.
    Julie Bishop is putting it on the table for all to see.

  3. Johannes Fritz says

    Jun 13, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    the picture does not depict a dirty bomb, but a nuke.

  4. Jack Holan says

    Jun 13, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Australia & Canada other than Israel seem to take it the most seriously. However, all of them, are wishy washy on the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological concern. If they know ISIS has already a huge stash of Uranium to make one very large Dirty Bomb or several small ones to spread terror confusion and overwhelm the Health System and aren’t planning to place one or two divisions overseas to effectively unravel their present ability to harm us than our Government is derelict in their duty.

  5. Matt says

    Jun 13, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    with the amount of muslim insurgents/refugees flooding into Italy , my instinct tells me the target of a dirty bomb would be the vatican and not USA

    • Corey says

      Jun 13, 2015 at 9:43 pm

      Considering they’re destroying every historical and religious site they come accross, I’d say they’re definitely looking at the Vatican more than any government center. You’re on the money considering their pattern of attack and destruction.

      • 1Mjihawgbullets says

        Jun 14, 2015 at 7:42 am

        Now that we’ve read both comments possibly targeting the Vatican in Rome, Italy. It seems ironic that the former food chemist Pope speaks this coming Thursday on his 90 pages on “Climate Change”. He and O. must be walking lock stepped on what ill is worse than ISIS!

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