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To: Cogito who wrote (52984)	11/4/2006 8:14:16 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 90947

LOL! "Not unless you want to die of radiation poisoning in a very short time." And what is the relevance of "dying" to a freaky terrorist with a "noble" cause?!

To: Cogito who wrote (52984)	11/5/2006 10:24:02 AM
From: Jim S	Respond to of 90947

"Since refining uranium into plutonium is a necessary step in building a bomb, I'll stand by my original point." Making steel requires a lot of special equipment, too. Same thing with refined explosives and solid state components for the trigger. If that's what you meant, I agree. But to build, as in "assemble" a nuke, it doesn't take much in the way of special equipment. "Even if you have the plutonium on hand, building the bomb isn't something you can do in a garage or without special equipment. Not unless you want to die of radiation poisoning in a very short time." Depends on how critical the builder wants to be in his assembly. A Hiroshima-type bomb needs very little in the way of special equipment to prevent radiation poisoning. A person can hold a chunk of refined plutonium in his bare hands with little risk. The radiation dangers lie elsewhere.