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resources we can only imagine. This is way out of the bone saw league. If the Russian's hit squad can deliver cesium through casual contact, I think there are people on our side of the water who are similarly expert and capable. Some of them have specialized aircraft built to order by Boeing and may have secrets worth keeping themselves.

The point is not whether it could be done. The timing argues that it might be suspicious. Cui bono reasonably applies here. That he died is not a guarantee that malicious acts were involved but it does raise the question whether they could be.

Billions of dollars in profit, a decades long industry dominating history, combined with a future of the same at risk amount to powerful motivations IMO.