am not the one making the accusation, you are. Inspectors on the ground have said that the tubes are not suitable for nuke use. I didn't, they did. The burden of proof is on you, since you have departed from that view and spun a tale to suit your views.
Really. I said the tubes weren't suitable for either. Well here is the post I made to you which you stated was nonsense.
What Mr Baredi fails to point out is that using rare, expensive, aluminum tubes also make no sense for rockets, as almost any type of metal can be fabricated for the skin of rockets. And most rockets are very thin skinned, with just enough strength to keep the rocket together, not these types of heavy rare aluminum tubes. Why order a tube which has to be machined afterwards to separate uranium; because Iraq was trying to go around the sanctions, and when caught, simply converted them for use in rockets, so they had an alibi.
Now, that link I provided showed the scud rockets being destroyed. Did you see any evidence of a thick aluminum tube. You say that isn,t good enough. Okay. Here is another link provided by Steve.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/agency/308bw.htm
On two occasions, tragedy marred the 308th SMW. On August 8,1965, at launch site 373-4, 53 contractor workers died in a flash fire while installing modifications to the launch silo. The cause of the accident was believed to be a rupture in a high-pressure line, which spewed hydraulic fluid on the floor. Ignited by sparks from a nearby welder, the resulting fire consumed most of the oxygen in the space, suffocating the workers.
The second event, although it produced only one fatality, became more infamous because of the way the disaster occurred and the incredible damage inflicted on launcher 374-7 near Damascus. An unfortunate sequence of events began on September 18, 1980, with an incorrect maintenance procedure to add pressure to the second stage oxidizing tank. During an incorrect application of a g-pound wrench socket to the pressure cap, the maintenance man accidentally dropped the socket, which fell onto the first stage and punctured the first stage fuel tank.
The fuel, unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, is hypergolic, meaning contact with the oxidizing agent creates instant ignition. Eventually, the crew evacuated the launch control center as military and civilian response teams arrived to tackle the hazardous situation. Early in the morning of September 19, a two-man investigation team entered the silo. Because their vapor detectors indicated an explosive atmosphere, the two were ordered to evacuate.
And you guys call Gw dumb. The scuds are liquid propellant rockets also. Tell me then genius, if the outer skin, or fuel tanks were made out of thick aluminum tubes, how could the simple dropping of a socket puncture it? How is my contention that Iraq would have to machine the tubes to lessen the weight is wrong. If the tubes were used for either the rockets, or uranium enrichment, they would have to be machined. Then the question is, why order tubes which have to be machined. Simple, Iraq is trying to go around the embargo the UN had in place at that time. That is why Mr Bardedi's argument is deceptive. |
