[Quix]

THX.

I understand about the so called suitcase nukes.

But supposedly, the ones mentioned were the size of refrigerators. That's a different breed of animal as I understand it.

If you talk again, please ask him abut such possibilities.

Blessings,

[ExSoldier]

Actually, I did speak to pop last night. He raised just that point and had a comment to make. A blast of 150KT is going to require a LOT of 80% PURE (or more) fissionable nuclear fuel. The lead casing to shield that much is going to have to be much thicker than you can know. This is not for anybody's safety, because presumably, the Jihadists are going to command detonate it so they can get right up to enjoying fellowship with the VIRGINIANS....ummmm I MEAN virgins, who wait for them....no the lead casing is going to have to be MASSIVE to keep the device from being DETECTED by any number of already "in place" security devices as well as those devices airborne or possibility even in orbit. And it's not like they're going to be able to spirit such a weapon inside our borders and then emplace it before they can be "tagged." Anyway, pop was a little skeptical of that scenario. 150 kt. He almsot gagged on the phone! He thinks a more realistic event is the .5kt to 2kt blast. He's not even too sure about THAT. Most of the "suitcase" nukes are very old and the means to trigger them have to have decayed over time. They require maintenance.

[ExSoldier]

I was just now thinking and 150kt is about seven times as powerful as the Hiroshima blast on August 6th 1945. You want a first hand view of that damage, do a google and check out the pics out there. Then think seven times that in New York. I think 150kt is unrealistic.