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To: Taro who wrote (333959)4/18/2007 5:04:41 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572202
 
Naw, just different ways to skin the cat and create the critical mass. The gun type is probably what we'll see from the terrorists, much simpler than the implosion device.

Lost of "downwinders" living here in Utah, and no, they aren't all indians. We also have an "Atomic" American Legion post of soldiers used by the army to find out just what happens to the radiation exposed, how long before it's safe to go in after the blast, etc.



To: Taro who wrote (333959)4/18/2007 5:20:17 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572202
 
"That comes from the base material used."

Not necessarily. Both can be used in implosion type bombs. However, plutonium can't be used in a gun type.



To: Taro who wrote (333959)4/18/2007 8:00:32 PM
From: longnshort  Respond to of 1572202
 
And by looking ang at Suepal we see the effects of that