Undeclared nuclear reactor components bound for North Korea were allegedly aboard the Ursa Major when it sank off Spain in 2024, with damage consistent with a torpedo strike, according to Spain’s La Verdad.

Undeclared nuclear reactor components bound for North Korea were allegedly aboard the Ursa Major when it sank off Spain in 2024, with damage consistent with a torpedo strike, according to Spain’s La Verdad.

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  • Perspectivist@feddit.ukEnglish
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    30 days ago

    If something is visible in aerial images then it clearly wasn’t inside a container - otherwise it wouldn’t be visible. The only reason to not put something inside of a container is that it doesn’t fit inside of one. If something is physically too large to fit inside a container then it’s probably also too large to fit on a train. We’re not talking about weight here but physical dimensions.

    The ship was en route from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. There’s nothing unusual about that. Here you can see picture of the two large objects covered by tarps on the deck of the ship.