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Re: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA
Look at how much compensation victims of the World
Trade Center are getting?
Seriously, this nuclear weapon stuff is B.S., and I
don't mean budget surplus. Again, there are no plans
for recovery of a site after a terrorist incident.
--- Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> > Fax: 323-4752
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
>
> =====
> +++++++++++++++++++
> "To be persuasive, we must be believable,
> To be believable, we must be credible,
> To be credible, we must be truthful."
> Edward R. Murrow
>
> -- John
> John Jacobus, MS
> Certified Health Physicist
> e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com
>
>
>
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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
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