Did Perry and Obama get together and plan this terrorists temptation?
Assuming a detonation at optimum height, a 9 megaton blast would result in a fireball some 4 to 5 kilometers (2.5 to 3 miles) in diameter. The radiated heat would be sufficient to cause lethal burns to any unprotected person within 28.7 kilometers (17.8 mi) (995 square miles). Blast effects would be sufficient to collapse most residential and industrial structures within a 14.9-kilometer (9.3 mi) radius (300 square miles); within 5.7 kilometers (3.5 mi) virtually all above-ground structures would be destroyed and blast effects would inflict near 100% fatalities. Within 4.7 kilometers (2.9 mi) a 500 rem dose of ionizing radiation would be received by the average person, sufficient to cause a 50% to 90% casualty rate independent of thermal or blast effects at this distance.
Gee, if terrorist broke in and steal this weapon, what would they do with it?
Having heard about the security measures at PANTEX, I doubt a terrorist would survive to get anywhere.
There were TWO other threads on this subject. I am shocked and surprised at the utter ignorance and mis-information concerning this test. C’mon...this is FREE REPUBLIC. Ignorance is NOT the hallmark of a conservative...or at least, it shouldn’t be.
The only thing that concerns me at all is the timing. It IS during Rush’s show. However, by the time the thing is over, Rush will start the next hour of his show with no interruption. ALL the radio and TV is going to come back and continue as if nothing happened.
Please...don’t let paranoia and half-baked theories be the norm here.