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Re: RE : Patients trigger border radiation alarms
That is what I have been trying to say. We are
approaching the issue as a if the issue can be fixed
technologically. What we need to do is think what is
happening, e.g., radiation is setting off alarms and
frightening the public. When the public is
frightened, the terrorist wins.
--- "Jean-Francois, Stephane"
<stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com> wrote:
> Is it just me? I feel that we are missing THE
> important point about
> terrorism, i.e causing TERROR ?
>
> If the main goal for terrorists is to cause TERROR
> instead of giving DOSES,
> there is many radioisotopes that can do the job...Of
> course, having portal
> monitors is basically inducing a certain "due
> diligence" factor in the US
> Gov mind, basically saying to their people: "We are
> doing something..."
>
> My opinion on a very slippery topic...(Nation
> security)
>
> Stéphane Jean-François, Eng., CHP
> Spécialiste en radioprotection/Health Physics
> specialist
> Gestion des risques/Risk Management
> Centre de recherche thérapeutique de Merck
> Frosst/Merck Frosst Center for
> Therapeutic Research
> 514-428-8695
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> www.merckfrosstlab.ca
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] De la
> part de John Jacobus
> Envoyé : Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:04 PM
> À : JDNUKE52@AOL.COM; John Jacobus; tgi@cit.bg;
> radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Objet : Re: Patients trigger border radiation alarms
>
>
> How about if the terrorist spray innocent
> individuals
> with a radionuclide like Tc-99m before they to an
> airport? Do you think that would be disruptive
> enough? Do you think it is necessary to have a
> large
> amount of radioactive material, or just enough to
> start "bells and whistles" sounding? That would put
> fear in the minds of people.
>
> You are limiting your thinking to just transporting
> source material.
>
> --- JDNUKE52@aol.com wrote:
> > John
> >
> > In my opinion a terrorist would shield the device
> > while transporting it just so it would not be
> > detected. why dose everyone think these people are
> > stupid i can assure you their not .also people
> like
> > to think that a device would be rad , Chem.or Bio.
> > well it might be all combined I'm sure they know
> > that the RAM would be use only as a fear part of
> the
> > actual device . of course this is my personal
> > opinion.
> >
> > Jim Dykes
>
>
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> -- John
> John Jacobus, MS
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