[R-390] Off topic?

[rbethman]

Yep, IMHO it is off topic.  Mind you a crude nuke would be huge, wouldn't
make a big pop, and would do more to crap up the area.  If you read the
Manhattan Project history, Little Boy was considered crude.  It was made
from refined U-235.  Stealing used fuel rods is pretty well out of the
question.  They give off something like 25,000 Rads.  450 Rads is the lethal
dose for 50% of the population, 600 being the lethal dose for 100% of the
population.  They'd never get six feet with it.

Bob N0DGN


----- Original Message -----
From: "AI2Q Alex" <ai2q@adelphia.net>
To: "R-390 (E-mail)" <r-390@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:16 PM
Subject: [R-390] Off topic?


>
> Maybe it's off topic, but then again, given the fact that this list is
> populated by RF communicators, and communications will prove useful as
> events unfold, where is the discussion about what we can do to help when
> terrorists strike again (and most experts agree that they will). In
> particular, doesn't it behoove us to consider how weapons of mass
> destruction such as crude nuclear bombs that can cause EMP (to destroy
> radios) impacts owners of EMP-resistant tube-type equipment?
>
> AI2Q, Alex in Kennebunk, Maine
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