Re: Dirty Bomb

[muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>]

Danny, Jim,



 From: "Danny K. McClung" <danny.mcclung@nist.gov>



> Thanks for your thoughts, Jim.

> 

> I am surprised my posting has not generated more feedback in over 24 hours.

> 

> I guess that is because LNT does not apply to this scenario.



Of course it does. Without the LNT gov't minions couldn't terrorize the

public with the radiation boogeyman.  :-)



Your statement:  "Because of the lack of radiological knowledge in the

public, and the media's frenzied reporting, terror WILL reign until the

emergency responders in the affected jurisdiction can verify and control the

situation"  is absolutely true.  Presenting this to Fire, Police, and EMS

finds them stunned by a factual perspective on radiation effects, from

background radiation, medical and occupational exposures, plus Chernobyl,

etc. 



But the 'terrorism' source is the Fed/int'l agency disinformation (repeated

as 'fact' by too many). Unless there's some "bottom-up" questions and

management from radiation emergency responders, the first responders, the

public, and even the media, will never hear the truth.



Regards, Jim

===========



> Danny

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu



> Danny -

> 

> Well spoken, sir. As one of those emergency responders, I strongly concur

> with your assessment about the "reign of terror" ... and it will probably

> take a period of time measured in days to meet your conditions for

> overthrowing that reign.

> 

> As always, my $0.02 worth ...

> 

> Jim Hardeman

> Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us

> 

>>>> "Danny K. McClung" <danny.mcclung@nist.gov> 5/13/2002 13:50:00 >>>

> The object of terrorism is purely to create a state of terror.

> 

> Killing innocent people is just one way for terrorists to achieve that goal.

> 

> It does not matter what the nuclide contents or activity of the "dirty bomb"

> may be. It could even be a complete hoax.

> 

> Because of the lack of radiological knowledge in the public, and the media's

> frenzied reporting, terror WILL reign until the emergency responders in the

> affected jurisdiction can verify and control the situation.

> 

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> Danny K. McClung, RRPT

> Reactor Health Physicist

> NIST Center for Neutron Research

> 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3543

> Building 235, Room A135

> Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3543

> 

> (301) 975-5812

> <danny.mcclung@nist.gov>



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