RE: Disposal of Decontamination Waste post RDD

["Gerry Blackwood" <gpblackwood@justice.com>]

Ted, Again on the science of it I will not argue with

you. On the political and psychological sides you are

underestimating the event dramatically. What I am

focused on is getting the situation under control NOW

before an event like this occurs and get out of

control. That is the point!



Gerry Blackwood



On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:06:35 -0500, "Ted Rockwell"

wrote:



> 

> The cost of cleaning up after a RDD is up to us.  Like

> graffiti, it is

> nearly impossible to remove all traces.  But if we

> expend only an

> appropriate amount, we can still remove any health

> threat.  We've got to get

> over the idea that radioactivity is uniquely

dangerous.

>  It is not, but we

> can act as if it were, and that's what we're doing. 

> Bradt's comments are

> right on target.

> 

> Ted Rockwell

> 

> 

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

> From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu]On Behalf Of

> Gerry Blackwood

> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:18 AM

> To: Clayton.Bradt@LABOR.STATE.NY.US

> Cc: radsafe-digest@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

> Subject: RE: Disposal of Decontamination Waste post

RDD

> 

> 

> Bradt: I and many others agree with you that we need

to

> be engage in rational war-planning of which we are

not.

> Most of the current security is what we know as

> Security Theater and not much more. While in this

> so-called war on terror the gang in the field is doing

> the best they can with what they have. I posted the

FAS

> Article only as a point of reference. However saying

> that the RDD Threat is a real as you are and being

> taken very seriously by DHS and the FBI. While I also

> agree we are not talking thermonuclear weapons we are

> talking about an economic and psychological weapon of

a

> large magnitude and that is dependent on the emitter

> used. If HEU is used you can expect casualties in a

> limited area and dependent on the circumstances

> billions in economic damage. Remember, terrorism is

not

> just about killing people. In my opinion the 911

attack

> was not just a terror attack it was a classical

> military decapitation strike targeting Financial,

> Military and Political Targets. We war game this

> scenario with nukes not aircraft. But 911 was a

> decapitation strike and we response to 911 as one.

> 

> Yes we need to be rational on these issues but lets

> make sure we are not underplaying the threat either.

> Remember not everyone in this country is a scientist

> nor will the media let this event go unnoticed.

> 

> Educating the general public is this area is critical

> while constructive legislation limiting the impact of

> these weapons on the economy would help greatly.

> 

> Gerry Blackwood Ph.D

> 

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