To: not_apathetic_anymore
"What does the descriptor "smart" mean relative to nukes?"
It means it won't blow up until you're a safe distance away!
25 posted on
03/21/2004 10:26:43 AM PST by
doug9732
To: doug9732
:) See I told 'ya I knew nothing.
To me the concept that one should be far away before detonation would be a given on even the stupidest weapon system. But then I guess I have to remember that we're dealing with a mentality that idolizes suicide bombers, so I guess it isn't such a given to certain zealots.
To: doug9732
The smallest nuclear bomb available if unmaintained(deliberately by it's seller by the way) would most likely end up exploding with very little force and leave a dirty mess for a few blocks in every direction based on the wind.
You'd be lucky to break the glass in a storefront where it was placed.
Now if it's yield and power was maintained for the life of it's manufacture date, that's a different scenario.
59 posted on
03/21/2004 11:33:15 AM PST by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
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