RE: Disposal of Decontamination Waste post RDD

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

Mr. Rockwell,



Not everyone is educated in radioactivity and you must

admit Hollywood and the Media have overblown the issue

while terrorist play on the fears of the population.

That Mr. Rockwell is the threat of terrorism today.

While it is up to the scientific community to explain

the truth. However we "experts" which includes myself

need to get our act together to present a realistic

picture. Unfortunately getting the 'experts' to agree

is more difficult that one can imagine. Moreover the

RDD threat is real as far as the fear factor is

concerned. That is the face of terrorism.



Gerry



On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:30:16 -0500, "Ted Rockwell"

wrote:



> 

> Gerry:

> 

> Where do people get the idea they should be terrified

> of this stuff?

> Humanity has lived peacefully with radioactivity since

> before life evolved.

> They never had reason to fear it until we "experts"

> kept telling them they

> should.  As you admit, there is no other reason they

> should.  So let's stop

> telling them to panic.  Let's revise the absurd regs. 

> And let's get back to

> reality.

> 

> Ted Rockwell

> 

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

> From: Gerry Blackwood [mailto:gpblackwood@justice.com]

> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:38 PM

> To: tedrock@starpower.net

> Cc: Clayton.Bradt@LABOR.STATE.NY.US;

> radsafe-digest@list.Vanderbilt.Edu;

> p.caram@verizon.net

> Subject: RE: Disposal of Decontamination Waste post

ADD

> 

> 

> "Excellent statement, Bradt!  You should send it out

> once a week to everyone that needs to hear it.  A

dirty

> bomb is like graffiti--leaves a minor mess

> behind, but nothing life-threatening.

> 

> Shout it from the house-tops!

> 

> Ted Rockwell

> 

> 

> Mr. Rockwell, like graffiti? Minor Mess? This is part

> of the problem. On the science you are correct. With

> regards to reality you are so far off base it is not

> funny. The economic damage due to current thresholds

> and clean up regulations not to mention the

> PSYCHOLOGICAL and ECONOMIC DAMAGE done to a city if an

> ADD Event would happen would be mind boggling.

> 

> I have spent my career in strategic weapons and

> counter-terrorism. I have as much of a problem with

> folk in field who don't seem to get it as i do with

> regulators. Get this, an ADD event in NYC would render

> this city useless and its not the weapon as much as

the

> PSYCHOLOGICAL and ECONOMIC DAMAGE that would be done.

> Once people understand the nature of terrorism then

> maybe just maybe we may get a grip on it.

> 

> Gerry Blackwood Ph.D

> 

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