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To: 1bigdictator
And France and Russia sold relatively small amounts -- 50 kilograms -- of highly enriched, weapons-ready uranium to Iraq during the same period.


I thought you needed less than a pound to make a 5KT Atomic Bomb? So maybe he can make 10 nukes? Aside - is this Albright any relation to Madame Halfbright? Sounds like her twin ...
5 posted on 09/25/2002 2:50:52 PM PDT by Tunehead54
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To: Tunehead54
It depends on how good your bomb design and manufacturing team is. A small well built and designed nuke needs about 20 kilos of plutonium and more if it is enriched uranium. As your design and/or manufacture gets more sloppy, you need more.
6 posted on 09/25/2002 7:44:21 PM PDT by staytrue
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