Darryl Shannon wrote:
>
> I'm no nuclear expert, but it seems to me that the most likely
> terrorist attack is a radiological bomb, not a nuclear bomb. You
> grind up the plutonium, pack it with high explosives, and set it
> off.
:
> And given our phobic fear of radiation, the attack site will have
> to be abandoned for years or decades.
Indeed. And there's the short-term impact, as well. ISTR
that plutonium is a powerful chemical poison, with a mortal
toxicity in the milligram range. Anyone have any references?
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