#nytimes:
"
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device?
"
"A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a hush-hush mission the U.S. still won’t talk about."

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html

13.12.2025

#Atomkraft #China #CIA #climbing #Ganges #Himalaya #Indien #Kernenergie #NandaDevi #NuclearDevice #Plutonium #pollution #RTG #SNAP19 #SNAP19C #USA

How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?

A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.

The New York Times
@rpsu ”Kaikki on halpaa, mitä rahalla saa”, oli mummuni parhaita elämänohjeita. Mutta enihuu, toissapäivänä maksoin 13,70 € tai jotain sinnepäin ja pääsin puoliväliin taivasta syömällä hyvää ruokaa #NandaDevi'ssä #Tampere'ella.
Miten hitossa juuri #Tampere'ella tarjotaan niin hyvää intialaista ruokaa?! Kuin olisi vähintään #Lontoo'ssa. #NandaDevi järjesti taas suuhuni pileet, ja minut oli kutsuttu. #intialainenruoka #miehenelämää

"Willi bundled her in her sleeping bag and slipped over the precipice of the North-East Face.. they had 'committed her to the deep.'"
A memorial stone for Nanda Devi Unsoeld is at the high altitude meadow of Sarson Patal with an extract from her last diary–

'I stand upon a wind swept ridge at night with the stars bright above and I am no longer alone but I waver and merge with all the shadows that surround me. I am a part of the whole and am content.'"

she was 22.

#nandadevi

Nanda Devi’s Nuclear Secret and a Botched CIA Operation 

Fifty-five years ago, the CIA lost a nuclear-powered spy device on India’s second-highest peak, Nanda Devi

Meet the Top Startups Competing at Innovate Celebrate 2017 [INTERNATIONAL]
#NandaDevi #Africa #India
Full Story