RE: 'Dirty Bomb' Was Major New Year's Worry

["Sinclair, Michael" <Sinclair@iema.state.il.us>]

I doubt it would help much to tell the public about such suspicions, but it

would have been nice if the feds had advised state rad protection agencies

regarding their concerns and activities during the holidays.  Who were the

feds going to call if they found something?

Mike Sinclair

Illinois EMA-REP



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

From: Sandy Perle [mailto:sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET]

Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:17 PM

To: Kai Kaletsch; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: 'Dirty Bomb' Was Major New Year's Worry





On 8 Jan 2004 at 14:39, Kai Kaletsch wrote:



> If there is someone running around with a

> bunch of spent fuel or enough Pu to make an effective dirty bomb, then

> the public should know!



I heard an "expert" on TV last night state that food irradiators is 

also a target to obtain a source that could be used to make a dirty 

bomb. My thoughts on anyone using spent fuel, or other high dose rate 

source, such as Co-60 or Cs-137 (high dose irradiator) is how they 

are supposed to actually get to the source, shield it and then move 

it as easily as the "experts" think they can?



I'll speculate that the primary use of a dirty bomb is to cause 

significant emotional stress to a designated population. One doesn't 

need a high dose source to do that. A simple nuclear medicine package 

that spews "contamination" into a downtown area is all that is 

needed. Just look at the fear the public already demonstrates, and, 

this is all compounded by government "experts" who are simply 

agitating the public with their sometimes ridiculous rhetoric!





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