Re: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA

[Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

John,

    Thanks for sharing that insight. I was not aware that cleanup costs would be a more important issue than life and death.         Jerry





John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM> wrote: 

The real issue is who will pay for the cleanup.



--- jjcohen 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

> 

> Phone: 323-5795

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> Fax: 323-4752

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> http://ehs.uky.edu/radiation/

> 

> 

> 

> -----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).

> 

> 

> 

> 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.

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 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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To be believable, we must be credible,

To be credible, we must be truthful."

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-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com







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