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Posted on 09/11/2004 12:09:10 AM PDT by nwctwx
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Thank you! I was lost in the technicalese.
Yes, he most certainly did.
Re- the nukes. I believe from what I've read that the AQ "nukes" are all about in the range of a one kiloton weapon. Reportedly, OBL obtained several Paki nukes from 2 rogue scientists connected with Khan.
He also obtained non-working suitcase weapons from former states of the Soviet Union- and paid scientists from Russia, Pakistan and even China to bring the weapons back into working order. Reportedly the Chinese provided the titrium (sp?) triggers needed for the nukes.
So I'm guessing we would be looking at- generally- a one kiloton size weapon.
You would definitely get the visuals depicted in the images.
I wonder if there was some concern about infiltration of flight controllers?
It's been jogging a bit N of west for the past few hours. You should still see a few hours of Tropical Storm force winds. Unfortunately for folks up to your north, it looks like the eye-wall is contracting and re-organizing. I wouldn't be surprised to see this thing bump up to 130-135 sustained before landfall.
I fear that hurricane fatigue has caused this one to fall a bit under the radar, it looks like it's going to be a bad one.
Re- picture of water-
there have been rumors floating around about Houston being a target- but nothing from any reliable source.
Sure looks close!
This is a great loop:
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/%7Egadomski/SAT_JEANNE/anim8vis.html
you can see the NE Quad becoming more streamline, the eye-wall being replaced and the Northerly jog very well.
Yes- it seems that Canada is not only a source of potential terrorists entering the US- but also the country to which they have been urged to "flee" prior to the attacks.
"one of the targets may be in the Great Lakes (Lake Erie) area."
Any thoughts on where?
Didn't we see some images of the Great Lakes- tht crude drawing with the railroad tracks and the bomb?
Be careful partner, and stay safe.
Godspeed to you and yours!
From Mutter's- Putin planning on visiting China, also this:
Taiwan PM vows to retaliate Chinese attacks amid anti-arms deal protest
TAIPEI (AFP) Sep 25, 2004
Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun on Saturday vowed to retaliate should China launch missile attacks against the island as thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets to protest against the government's massive arms package.
"You (China) have the capability to destroy me and Taiwan should have the capability to counter. You strike me with 100 missiles and I should at least strike back with 50," Yu told a gathering of government officials.
"You strike Taipei and Kaohsiung and I shall strike Shanghai. This way Taiwan will be safe," he added.
Yu's rebuff, his strongest ever, came as thousands of people rallied in the rains against the government's plans for an 18 billion US dollar arms deal they say will lead to an arms race with rival China.
"Refuse raising debts to purchase weaponry," chanted protestors, while marching towards the Presidential Office.
"I think the government should focus on improving the sluggish economy instead of spending so much money on buying weapons," Huang Chung-chang, a 42-year-old engineer who marched with his two children, told AFP.
A "love and peace" concert is scheduled to take place outside the Presidential Office in the evening. Organizers expected more than 10,000 people to take part of the rally but police estimated a turnout of about half that.
Many protestors also held cups of "bubble milk tea," a popular drink in Taiwan, to mock the defense ministry's "drinking less bubble milk tea for arms procurement" advertisement campaign.
The ministry drew criticism after it called on the public to consume less bubble milk tea to save money for the mass arms spending.
Taiwan's cabinet on June 2 approved the special budget of 610.8 billion Taiwan dollars (18.2 billion US) to purchase weaponry from the United States. It is pending final approval by parliament.
It has stirred up heated debate on the island with critics, including about 170 retired generals, warning the hefty military spending would further provoke China and heighten cross-Strait tensions.
Others worry the government would be forced to raise debts or cut social welfare and education budgets for the arms deal.
Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan also voiced his disapproval of the special defense budget during a party gathering on Saturday.
"Such a hefty arms procurement should not be handled recklessly and we think it's time to slash military spending and put more money into public welfare," he said.
The arms package includes eight diesel-powered submarines, a modified version of the Patriot anti-missile system and a fleet of anti-submarine aircraft over a 15-year period beginning in 2005.
The government has defended the arms deal by stressing the growing military threats from China.
China regards Taiwan as a part of its territory awaiting to be reunified despite their split in 1949 after a civil war.
www.spacewar.com/2004/040...v9x7u.html
Missiles on the move in North Korea:
Rodong missile units seen on move in N Korea's northwest
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?conten...cat=1&id=313275
TOKYO — Information from U.S. reconnaissance indicates that a number of military vehicles carrying medium-range Rodong missiles have been on the move in the northwestern part of North Korea, sources close to Japan-U.S. relations said Friday.
The information, mainly obtained through radio transmissions and U.S. surveillance satellites, comes as the Japanese government is becoming convinced that North Korea is preparing an engine-combustion test for a new missile in the northeast of the country, the sources said. (Kyodo News)
This is a better link for depicting the effects of a nuclear weapon detonation.
http://www.nuclearterrorism.org/blastmaps.html
Good morning jersey girl.
Hi Cindy!
That's still a serious concern. I'm afraid some folks might treat this like a category 1 Hurricane and say Oh well, heck it's ONLY a 1KT device so .....no worries! That's still a yield of One THOUSAND TONS of T.N.T.! And don't forget the gamma radiation and EMP generated by the blast itself. I also thought I heard that it's not certain how big the aforementioned nukes are. IIRC they're in the range from .2 KT (two hundred tons of tnt) up to TEN KT which is almost the size of the Hiroshima bomb. Any city that is on the receiving end of either end of that range is in for a lot of death.
I most definitely agree.
It is also likely that AQ would plan for more than one weapon per city- in case one fizzled or was detected.
I've found alot of info on the effects of a 1 kiloton weapon- and it is chilling.
Incidentally, when the "Genesis project" was developed- by planners in the Frederick, MD area- to handle survivors of an attack on DC or Baltimore- they specifically chose to deal with the effects of a 1 kiloton weapon. Could be just coincidence- could be they know something.
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