Suitcase nucs?

[jbell <jbell@ADCOSERVICES.COM>]

Hello Radsafers:



A short while after the terrible tradgedy at the WTC last week there was

as short discussion about the possibility of future terrorists resorting

to other means to commit their horrible deeds. One of which was the

possibility of small nuclear devices that are packaged in suitcases,

carried into cities and detonated. I must admit that although I've heard

these things talked about in the abstract I didn't think they were

already being manufactured.



Can anybody provide more information on these devices? What is the yield

of such a device? Is there any credible information that there are over

100 of these devices missing since the collapse of the Soviet Union as

mentioned by somebody on Radsafe? Can these things be carried by a

normal person or is the term "suitcase" a figure of speech? Last, but

certainly not least, how can we prevent such a device being utilized, or

even brought into our country?



It's pretty frightening to think that such a device could simply be

carried, trucked, or somehow brought into a city and detonated by some

maniac or terrorist group intent on a higher death toll in a future

attack.



Jim Bell

Adco Services, Inc.



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