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Why spread such nonsense.

David F Mayer — 7/31/2005 3:07:54 AM (archived)

There were NEVER any "suitcase nukes". That is why they are not accounted for.

The logicatical problems of making very small nuclear weapons and keeping them refreshed as their radioactive components decayed was NEVER solved by the USSR. Therefore their entire nuclear arsonal was composed of 235U weapons. Making a suitcase nuke is very difficult, involving isotopically pure 239Pu in additional to other isotopes even more difficult to obtain. These can not be purchased from anybody at any price. Even if the USSR had built "sutcase nukes", they would now be completely useless because of isotopic changes due to their radioactive ingredients over the past 15 years. Plutonium based nukes neede to be rebuilt about every six months.

In short, BULLSHIT!

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This is not an empirical statement, maybe not even rational, but I have a gut feeling... - Jacob Samorodin - 7/31/2005 1:46:33 AM
- re: This is not an empirical statement, maybe not even rational, but I have a gut feeling... - Last S.O.B. Standing - 8/20/2005 5:54:23 PM
- Tel Aviv, New York, or Moscow? - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 7:21:47 PM
  - Bin Laden is Alive and Healthy - Lindy - 8/2/2005 7:08:35 PM
- Why spread such nonsense. - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:07:54 AM
  - re: Why spread such nonsense. - Last S.O.B. Standing - 8/20/2005 5:38:34 PM
    - Wow... - R.L. - 8/21/2005 1:41:55 AM
  - Check this out - Gary - 7/31/2005 4:39:18 AM
    - Those Damned Dirty Apes - Alan G. Archer - 7/31/2005 8:32:12 AM
      - U235 warheads last the longest time, but are the heaviest. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/2/2005 7:16:26 PM
    - Uranium is too damned heavy for a carryable weapon. - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 4:56:57 AM
      - David, maybe you should look into the facts before making such declarations - R.L. - 7/31/2005 8:01:04 PM
        
        If 163 pounds is carryable, then I am wrong. - David F Mayer - 8/1/2005 3:16:22 PM
        
        Follow the links - Gary - 8/1/2005 4:43:57 PM
        
        Pardon me, I reread David's previous post - Gary.... (blush) - 8/1/2005 4:52:23 PM
      - Follow the links - Gary - 7/31/2005 5:26:42 AM
        
        "The entire unit weighed less than 163 pounds." - David F Mayer - 8/1/2005 3:13:12 PM
        
        The MK54 suitcase nuke has the same basic bomb as the Davy Crockett. - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 5:50:02 AM
        
        Do you have a link for that? - Gary - 7/31/2005 6:09:11 AM
        
        Another paper on the subject - Tom Brosz - 8/1/2005 12:12:15 AM
        
        Sockpile stewardship - Gary - 8/1/2005 6:05:25 AM
        
        I am awful at Sockpile stewardship - R.L. - 8/2/2005 9:12:04 AM
    - More about ex-Soviet hardware - GAry - 7/31/2005 4:54:00 AM
  - re: Why spread such nonsense. - Alan G. Archer - 7/31/2005 4:29:38 AM
    - re: Why spread such nonsense. - Last S.O.B. Standing - 8/20/2005 5:19:23 PM
      - Of bleach blonds and bombs - Alan G. Archer - 8/21/2005 1:43:57 AM
    - And what about that Pakistani nuclear engineer..... - Lindy - 7/31/2005 4:47:55 AM
      - He sold PLANS, not bombs. - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 4:59:11 AM
        
        I would hazard a guess........ - Lindy - 7/31/2005 6:41:17 AM

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