Yes, aluminium is fungible: even if alumina doesn’t become a specific missile part, it may still free up other aluminium for weapons.
But Irish politicians keep saying sanctions aren’t needed because there’s no evidence of a direct link to weapons. That’s why I’m testing it
The russian refinery says alumina shipped from Ireland does not end up in weapons.
The Irish Government seems uninterested in testing that claim.
So I took a sample myself.
It will now be compared with battlefield debris from Ukraine.
This should have been done by the state.