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d01100100 t1_j956t0x wrote

Reply to comment by OmarLittleFinger in Christo Grozev, who features in a Bafta-nominated film about the poisoning of Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny has been "banned" from attending Sunday's Bafta Film Awards ceremony in London because he is a "security risk". by CommanderMcBragg

This is the UK, well known for its bell towers.

Novichok doesn't show up on radiation detectors.

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OcotilloWells t1_j96cvh1 wrote

Polonium would show up. :-)

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dungone t1_j96eeye wrote

Novichok is not made from polonium. And Russians will poison a bunch of bystanders just to get at their target.

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EmotionalSuportPenis t1_j97bh2y wrote

Which could (and should) be construed as an act of war against the UK, at which point they should invoke NATO Article 5.

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dungone t1_j97ouh1 wrote

A rational individual would tell a Russian dissident to stay home rather than deal with the possibility of triggering NATO's Article 5 on behalf of a film festival.

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