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On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote:
detonation. You can actually hold a subcritical mass of plutonium in
your hand for awhile - I'm told it feels warm. Can't say I've tried it
myself.
hold on mr. expert.
you hold a sub
A couple of corrections from somebody who began studying this threat
fifteen years ago.
There is little danger to weapons builders from exposure to fissile
materials, because they have very little spontaneous radioactivity. The
radioactive emissions come when the device goes supercritical during
On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote:
detonation. You can actually hold a subcritical mass of plutonium in
your hand for awhile - I'm told it feels warm. Can't say I've tried it
myself.
hold on mr. expert.
you hold a sub critical mass in your hand and in a few days you end up
