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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (167125)	5/21/2002 1:47:59 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 436258

Thanks KIS, would you have any credible source sites? Jim

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (167125)	5/21/2002 1:59:41 PM
From: Diana	Respond to of 436258

it would be the size of a volkswagon bus or larger Doesn't seem to be much of a problem here where a handy SUV is available in every driveway. . .

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (167125)	5/21/2002 2:53:16 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

<<If I had 40 pounds of weapons grade fissionable U-235 or plutonium, I could build a low yield nuke- but it would be the size of a volkswagon bus or larger.>> Perfect size for a cargo shipping container. The best hope for containment has been and continues to be control and inventory of fission-grade uranium 235...<NG>

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (167125)	5/21/2002 11:36:28 PM
From: Kitskid	Respond to of 436258

science.uwaterloo.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------ <<Today the critical mass is known to be 300 g (2/3 lb) and 900 g (2 lb) respectively for pure 239Pu and 235U. The critical mass depends on the shape and purity of the sample>>

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (167125)	5/22/2002 12:15:31 AM
From: Fun-da-Mental#1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

<The only hard part is getting enough fissionable material> Like all engineering projects, the hard part is not getting the materials or understanding the theory, the hard part is actually building it. They'd need a lab full of specialized tools and people with experience building prototypes of military weapons. Even then it would never work right the first time unless they had the blueprints of an existing nuclear weapon to work from. Knock on wood. -Fun-da-Mental