RE: " Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be a Dud "

["Fritz A. Seiler" <faseiler@NMIA.COM>]

Hi All,



    I don't understand what the precise meaning of the word "dud" is

here. Nuclear devices can be duds, when only the conventional C4

or so goes up.  I hope that this is not what is meant here.  Otherwise,

the power of an RDD is defined by the size of the chemical explosive.

That is also where in my opinion most of the danger to nearby people

comes  from.  What I do know is that an RDD works best if it uses a

conventional explosive,  a TNT-derivative or C4 or so, to disperse a

pre-existing inhalable radioactive aerosol.

    In this context, let us also always remember to give thanks to not

only the anti-nukes who spread lies, but also to the inventors and the

sustainers of the LNT Model, as well as to the ALARA enthusiasts

(with their nonsensical statement "Every little bit hurts!") for helping to

create that widespread and unreasoning fear in our public of anything

even remotely connected with radioactivity. Without their contributions,

an RDD would just be a bomb, fearful enough, but just a bomb.  What

we really don't need, is this added fear created by bad science.  And

by bad science I mean the kind of science that is created by people

who deliberately choose to ignore the strong experimental evidence

for the effects of radiation hormesis that strongly contradicts the LNT

and its properties and that has contradicted it since long before the

LNT was given paradigm status.



Best regards,



Fritz



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Subject: Re: " Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be a Dud "





  It does NOT have to be about bloody bodies! Terrorism is about FEAR. An

RDD "dud" can generate fear just. The fact is that if your focus on the body

count, damage, etc., Yes then a Dirty Bob is a dud BUT if you manage to

generate fear with the panic that can and will occur you may well have

achieved your goals if you are the BAD GUYS.



  Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

  FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

  LNMolino@aol.com

  979-690-3607 (Home Office)



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