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Suitcase Nukes Said Unlikely To Exist
AP via Yahoo! ^
| 11/10/2007
| Katherine Shrader
Posted on 11/10/2007 1:01:10 PM PST by zencat
Members of Congress have warned about the dangers of suitcase nuclear weapons. Hollywood has made television shows and movies about them. Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency has alerted Americans to a threat information the White House includes on its Web site. But government experts and intelligence officials say such a threat gets vastly more attention than it deserves. These officials said a true suitcase nuke would be highly complex to produce, require significant upkeep and cost a small fortune.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 24; nukes; suitcase; suitcasenukes; wmd
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:01:11 PM PST
by
zencat
To: zencat
I find it hard to believe that a bunch of lawyers in Congress who haven’t been in school in 30 years and cannot even comprehend basic science alone nuclear physics.
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:04:27 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Elections have consequences.)
To: zencat
This has been known and discussed for years on FR.
3
posted on
11/10/2007 1:05:30 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
To: zencat
I didn’t pay a lot of attention to George Tenet’s book, but wasn’t he “worried” about a nuclear device in the days after 9/11?
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:05:43 PM PST
by
gusopol3
To: Perdogg
I find it hard to believe that a bunch of lawyers in Congress who havent been in school in 30 years and cannot even comprehend basic science alone nuclear physics.
I think you posted the above before you meant to. Can you restate what you meant please?
jas3
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:06:21 PM PST
by
jas3
To: zencat
Never underestimate the determination of a Jihadi Martyr.
6
posted on
11/10/2007 1:06:47 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: zencat
alerted Americans to a threat Then what? If you find one soak it in a bucket of water?
7
posted on
11/10/2007 1:07:22 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(anti-razors are pro-life)
To: zencat
8
posted on
11/10/2007 1:08:18 PM PST
by
Brad from Tennessee
("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
To: zencat
The M-388
9
posted on
11/10/2007 1:08:26 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Elections have consequences.)
To: zencat
highly complex to produce, require significant upkeep and cost a small fortune As if those three ever stopped anything from happening.
10
posted on
11/10/2007 1:08:40 PM PST
by
Domandred
(Eagles soar, but unfortunately weasels never get sucked into jet engines)
To: zencat
However, we should still be very worried about a cargo van nuke.
To: zencat
Chemical or biological weapons are much more likely. Easy to transport and there is no real practical physical restriction on how deadly they can get.
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:10:03 PM PST
by
nosofar
To: zencat
It takes serious design work to make them small, but it can be done.
This one weighed at under 100 pounds. Sub-kiloton yield. It's name was the Davy Crockett.
To: zencat
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:12:25 PM PST
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: Perdogg
These officials said a true suitcase nuke would be highly complex to produce, require significant upkeep and cost a small fortune. That will be most comforting for the victims' families.
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:13:37 PM PST
by
Hazwaste
(Now with added lemony freshness!)
To: zencat
Maybe if they put it in one of these?
To: Perdogg
Physics?
Is that the class Ted Kennedy paid some other guy to take his final for? And got caught.
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:18:59 PM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: zencat
How big would that be? "Like SUV-sized. Way bigger than a suitcase," she said.That makes me feel a LOT safer....
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:20:41 PM PST
by
OCC
To: zencat
The thing about nukes is that nowadays, they're almost impossible to conceal for any significant length of time unless they're way underground.
I think biological and chemical weapons are a much greater threat, though our biosensor technology has made great strides in the last few years.
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posted on
11/10/2007 1:20:45 PM PST
by
jpl
(Dear Al Gore: it's 3:00 A.M., do you know where your drug addicted son is?)
To: zencat
Does it matter?
They can drive a huge truck in from Mexico.
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