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Re: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA
The real issue is who will pay for the cleanup.
--- jjcohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:
> Jim,
> Regardless of the height of the detonation, the
> effects of the residual radioactivity would be
> relatively minor compared to the early effects due
> to blast, shock wave, heat, etc. Unless, of course,
> you buy into the crap put out by NCRP, EPA, etc.
> regarding LNT, and low-dose effects in general.
> Jerry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Barnes
> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA
>
>
> >>> I wonder if the residents of Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki realize that their cities will still be
> "unlivable" for another ~950 years?
>
> Regarding the "unlivability" issue, we should
> recall that the Hiroshima/Nagasaki detonations
> occurred about 1500 feet off the ground. It was not
> a surface burst, and therefore fallout was not a
> major issue.
>
> A terrorist detonation would very likely be a
> surface burst from a concealed weapon. The fallout
> issue would be much different in that scenario.
>
> The "1,000 year" statement is the kind of
> marketing tripe that sells books. But there would
> be an unpleasant cleanup that would have to be
> performed, and it is likely that there would be
> sections (blocks) of the attacked city that would
> become unusuable for many years.
>
> Jim Barnes
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Garner, William
> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 4:22 AM
> Subject: RE: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA
>
>
> In my view, if Osama does have a nuke, please
> use it on the author...he deserves it.
>
> William Garner
>
> University Of Kentucky
>
> Radiation Safety Department
>
> Lexington KY. 40506-0076
>
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>
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>
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu] On Behalf
> Of jjcohen
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:51 PM
> To: radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu
> Subject: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA
>
>
>
> From the NewsMax Website: http://www.newsmax.com
>
>
>
>
> Breaking from NewsMax.com
>
> A new book written by a former FBI consultant
> claims that al-Qaeda not only has obtained nuclear
> devices, but also likely has them in the U.S. and
> will detonate them in the near future. These
> chilling allegations appear in "Osama's Revenge: The
> Next 9/11: What the Media and the Government Haven't
> Told You," by Paul L. Williams (Prometheus Books).
>
> <snip>
>
> Williams says his "intelligence" concludes the
> most likely means of attack would come in the form
> of a so-called "suitcase (size) tactical nuclear
> bomb."
>
> "The chatter that everyone is referring to is
> coming from the nest in Pakistan, a virulent nest in
> Iran, the chatter is all about nukes being
> here....the best bang for the buck is nuclear, they
> (al-Qaeda) know that."
>
> Such bombs are estimated to have an explosive
> strength of approximately "10 kilotons" and could
> weigh less than 35 pounds.
>
> "With today's technology and the Internet, an
> experienced person could easily assemble such a bomb
> in his home garage," Williams explained.
>
> A bomb of that strength could easily level
> Manhattan and spread lethal radiation throughout the
> NYC-Metro area says the author. "It (the nuke) could
> render Manhattan unlivable for 1,000 years," he
> estimated.
>
> <snip>
>
>
>
> I wonder if the residents of Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki realize that their cities will still be
> "unlivable" for another ~950 years? Given the
> quality of insight exhibited in his "unlivability"
> assertion, the credibility of rest of the
> information in William's book might also be
> considered somewhat questionable.
>
>
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