[cidrasm]

Call me naive if you will, but how does one go about smuggling such a weapon? I mean could this thing, in reality, but put in a suitcase?

Probably float it in on a barge or something.

A 10kt nuke is tactical ballistic missile sized. So think a lot smaller, say the shipping box for a 21" monitor or two.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

GOD FORBID WE RACIALLY PROFILE

[Windsong]

"A 10kt nuke is tactical ballistic missile sized. So think a lot smaller, say the shipping box for a 21" monitor or two."

That is a HUGE box!! All the moreso if it is TWO boxes! Have you seen just how BIG those 21 inch monitor boxes are??

[RayChuang88]

A 10 kT nuclear weapon is mostly a fission device using Plutonium 239 that is imploded like they did on Fat Man. You'll probably need about 3-4 kilograms of Pu-239 for such a device, too.

Such a bomb--even with the latest bomb designs--would easily weigh nearly 50 kilograms in weight and also need at least a minivan with all the rear seats removed to move it around.

[Mark17]

A 10kt nuke is tactical ballistic missile sized. So think a lot smaller, say the shipping box for a 21" monitor or two.

Ouch, even worse than I thought. I am sure these dirt bags would do it if they could.