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To: winker
What is the Maximum distance Raidoactive Material can be detected; either on the ground/air or water if un-shielded?

There will be more learned responses, but gamma rays will continue on indefinitely, as will neutrons and other particles (until they hit something, such as a gamma-ray detector). WIdely rumored that U.S. satellites have the ability to detect emissions of fission/fusion weapons on the ground.

4,836 posted on 12/31/2003 8:12:34 PM PST by steve86
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To: BearWash
WIdely rumored that U.S. satellites have the ability to detect emissions of fission/fusion weapons on the ground.

Rumor?

How about how far would the radiation travel and what distance in geography would be uninhabitable?

4,941 posted on 01/01/2004 4:17:55 AM PST by JustPiper (Bush+Ridge=TagTeam for Amnesty! Write-In Tom Tancredo in March!!!)
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