Re: dirty bomb

["J. J. Rozental" <joseroze@netvision.net.il>]

Dear John



I have some understanding about suicide bomber, living in Natania, Israel. I

have some experience gained as RA general coordinator in Goiania, and this

give me a different approach about terrorism and I think that we should be

worried about what do terrorists think? What do terrorists feel? And what

will terrorist do?

About dirty bomb I have the same thought of Abel Gonzales, IAEA director of

radiation and waste safety:

     "A large source could be removed quite easily, especially if those

involved have no regard for their own health, "The effects of a dirty bomb

would not be devastating in terms of human life but contamination in even

small quantities could have major psychological and economic effects."  A

Cs-137 source like in Goiania will be very complicated to decontaminate. I

don't want going deeply in scenarios or situations, but remember, the

Accident in Goiania was in the Center of the City, and what I have learned

there, by fact and experience, I did never see written before in any book

and gave me a lot of concern on these specific topics: psychological and

decontamination.



Jose

Jose Julio Rozental

joseroze@netvision.net.il

Israel











----- Original Message -----

From: Jacobus, John (OD/ORS) <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>

To: 'BERNARD L COHEN' <blc+@PITT.EDU>; J. J. Rozental

<joseroze@netvision.net.il>

Cc: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 5:02 PM

Subject: RE: dirty bomb





I think the suggested use of radioactive material is much more effective as

a terrorist weapon.  Look at all the traffic in the news and this list alone

that has discussed the issue.  We are spending massive amounts of money on

radiation detection equipment.  Yet there has not been any proof that

radioactive material has ever been diverted by terrorists.   Resources

should be spent on intelligence gathering to determine what they are doing,

not what we think they are going to do.



Get a grip on it.



-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

3050 Traymore Lane

Bowie, MD  20715-2024



E-mail:  jenday1@email.msn.com (H)



-----Original Message-----

From: BERNARD L COHEN [mailto:blc+@PITT.EDU]

Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 9:28 AM

To: J. J. Rozental

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: dirty bomb





How about terrorists dispersing a poison gas into the ventilation

system of large buildings, or into a basketball arena. They could kill a

lot more people that way, and a lot faster.

. . .

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