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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (302926)10/1/2002 12:41:25 PM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Let's go through it one more time. [This makes it 3].

What I told you was that the table has no relation to reality. If you want something that more accurately reflects yield you should look at real weapons, not theoretically conversion to energy. You choose to maintain an "extensive" inaccurate representation. If you don't want to have something that's accurate, that's your choice.

I've told you that the particular point of yields is not especially relevant to the Turkish situation. You don't know, what kind of material is in the lead box. It might very well be unprocessed uranium. The fact that the Turkish authorities let the two people go, should give you a not so subtle hint that they were not likely carrying enriched uranium. But since you're all wrapped looking at your extensive inaccurate table, you probably didn't notice that.

While you're worrying about 5 oz of something that contains some uranium in some form maybe. There's a lot more weapons grade uranium, chemical, and biological weapons that are at high risk of loss. The Russians have 40,000 tons of chemical and biological weapons in storage. Personnally, I worry a lot more about those 40,000 tons, then I do about 5 oz of some uranium. You have your priorities; I have mine.

Bush reversed the policy of several prior Administrations in acquiring excess weapons grade material. So he's chosen to allow a lot more material to be exposed to movement into the black market than that piddly 5 oz.

It's a question of priorities. I'd rather focus the protection of massive amounts of WMD that can fall into terrorist or state hands. You prefer to focus on an inaccurate extensive table.

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