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To: zonder who wrote (61969)	12/16/2002 8:00:56 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If nuclear deterrence by the US won't work, you would think you'd be in favor of taking action to prevent Saddam from getting nukes. Cause when he does no one will be able to deter him.

To: zonder who wrote (61969)	12/18/2002 4:03:34 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 281500

except for a few abominations who could watch their government cause civilian deaths in massive numbers with no problems as long as they are not Americans, that is... Then you are bad student of human nature. I guarantee if Americans were gassed, nuked, or hit with a biological weapon, there would be hell to pay. Right. If someone reaches a different conclusion than yourself, it must mean they do not understand something. In your case, if the shoe fits... Oh do tell. Is there a new kind of nuke that does NOT work on the basis of a fission chain reaction and so can be pinpointed with accuracy, AND does not have a nuclear fallout? Really zonder. For someone who derides others about their ignorance of nuclear weapons, you sure show alot of ignorance about them yourself. The destructive power secondary effects of a nuclear weapon are a function of its yield, expressed in kilotons or megatons. There are a wide variety of weapons in world nuclear arsenals with a variety of yields. The "suitcase" nuke or tactical nukes developed by the US and Russia have yields as low as 0.3 Kilotons. The US B61 300 ton option tactical nuclear weapon, still in service, is capable of being delivered by standard modern combat aircraft, like the F-16. Read: low yield tactical nuclear weapons with low altitude, pinpoint bombing potential. nuketesting.enviroweb.org The Bush Administration has opted to increase research into new tactical nuclear weapons designs. Note the last tactical nuke put in service appears to have been in 1997. These aren't old weapons. To put that into perspective, a 1 Kiltoton nuke airburst has an 800 meter ionizing radiation radius. That's the fallout radius. 1 mile diameter fallout diameter for a 1 kiloton airburst, with "50% latent lethality." fas.org As I said. Not all nukes are city engulfing Boomers. Derek