Pardon me, I reread David's previous post

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Pardon me, I reread David's previous post

Gary.... (blush) — 8/1/2005 4:52:23 PM (archived)

David said:

"What is needed to do it right is Curium, not Uranium nor Plutonium."

David did read the link (I am the guy being stupid). My apologies.

There are some isotopes of americium or californium that have amazing fission cross sections. In theory one could make a fission bomb that could fit in a pack of cigarettes. Fortunately these isotopes are very hard to make and too expensive for military use.

Gary

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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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