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To: bentway who wrote (270428)1/29/2006 11:19:37 AM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1586166
 
"I've often felt that even terrorists, especially terrorists willing to irradiate themselves and die, could build a gun-type bomb if they could secure enough highly enriched uranium."

It'd take a lot of resources, but yes. The concept is very basic. And then there is the problem of getting it to the target of opportunity.

This is why it is so important to either have control of fuel cycles or make sure that the ones out there are transparent and accountable. It probably would be a good idea to make sure all LEU and HEU is isotopically tagged.