[ RadSafe ] Enriched uranium incident a ploy -news article

[LNMolino at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/27/2007 10:28:23 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
radproject at sbcglobal.net writes:

NPR ran  a sensationalistic story yesterday afternoon about this incident 
--never  stating that the amount in this former sausage broker's possession was 
far  below the amount of 5 pounds to 20 pounds of enriched U that would be  
necessary for some group of terrorists to fabricate a nuclear  weapon.


Was the report otherwise accurate? Was the only reason you refer to  it as 
"sensationalistic" was their omission of the weight in question? Do you  really 
think that john Q has any clue as to the 5-20 pounds you refer to (I'll  admit 
my ignorance as a First Responder as to what would be needed to create a  
Nuke). 
 
Did the "former sausage broker"have the Enriched U regardless of weight? If  
he did and let's say it was 1 pound and he sold it to the "right" "Bad Guy's"  
would they not be 1 pound closer to the 5-20 pounds you cite? 
 
Is the threat real or not is the ultimate question? 
 
Oh, and on top of this you are also dealing with a general public that gets  
it's nuclear terrorism training from Jack Bauer on "24". 
 
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