I agree.
Which is why I think that if you really wanted to harm people with RAM, you wouldn't do it with a bomb, but quietly, Goiania-style, or anthrax-letter-style.
Its the failure to wash off contamination that caused so much harm in Goiania.
Its the normally innocuous nature of letters which allowed anthrax to contaminate victims.
You explode a bomb, and everyone goes & cleans up. End of contamination. Zero ARS body count.
Jaro
-----Original Message-----
From: Flood, John [mailto:FloodJR@nv.doe.gov]
Sent: Thursday February 27, 2003 12:33 PM
To: 'Franta, Jaroslav'; 'Stewart Farber'; Radsafe (E-mail)
Subject: RE: Nova - Dirty Bombs - London Scenario question
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I don't recall any terrorist attacks that weren't designed to kill people immediately. If such attacks have happened and I simply don't remember them, it illustrates my point.
I can't see spending significant amounts of time, money, and energy to protect against an attack designed to merely irritate the target population - body counts are more effective at getting the desired attention and are, therefore, more likely to be the method of choice.
Bob Flood
Nevada Test Site