US removes radioactive cancer-treatment material from Central American country over 'dirty bomb' risk
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Aug 27, 2026, 5:57 pm111 ptsA highly radioactive material used to treat cancer is back on U.S. soil after American officials removed it from Guatemala over concerns it could be stolen and used to create a "dirty bomb." The cobalt-60 source had been housed inside a disused medical radiation device before U.S. and Guatemalan…
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