Quote:This is the sort of thing I created Fred "Full-Byte" Ferdinand for, as sort of the BBI fixer. He CAN get it, but it'll cost a DAMN lot. Giving him a VERY good reason why you need it will help him 'grease the wheels', so to speak anyway. Still, I hope you have DEEP pockets, 'cause it will not be anything other than "Ouch! Anybody got a bank we can knock off?"
(comes in late) What about the Twinkie?
More seriously, where is Hephaestus going to get its hands on depleted uranium? I don't recall you having any connections with any 'Daneside governments...
Edit: Or the BBIs? Okay, you're more likely to have government connections than Hephaestus is, but are any of them in the various defence departments or ministries?
Consider this making the character open.
Of course, there may be some in various asteroids or possibly Mars.