Re: Dirty bomb article (Nature)

[Brian Rees <brees@LANL.GOV>]

"Using those numbers, Zimmerman estimates that if a bomb dispersed a 

similar amount of material over a wider area, as many as 150 people could 

die and 1400 could become ill."



In Goiania 4 people died and 20 were hospitalized. (IAEA STI Pub 815)



So, lets see, it's diluted more, and it kills 30x more people and sickens 

70x more people?  New math? New Science?  Anti-math? Anti-Science?  (good 

puns!)



Of course, if we start telling them now that they'll be sick, maybe they will!



(Obviously) my own opinion...



Brian Rees





At 08:51 PM 5/5/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>http://www.nature.com/nsu/040503/040503-3.html

>

>FYI & best regards,

>

>Bjorn Cedervall        bcradsafers@hotmail.com

>

>_________________________________________________________________

>F



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