Re: Jericho... WOW!

Sean Eric Fagan <sef@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Ron <bigelile07@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>>>>BTW, that bomb sure can take a lot of abuse w/o blowing up...lol

>>>Most nuclear bombs can.

>>I wouldn't know, I've never used one.

>A nuclear bomb works by throwing a specific amount of fissionable
material
>together quickly enough that a chain reaction results in a massive and
sudden
>release of energy.

>Without some specific steps, all you've got is a very dirty environment.

>(*That* is a reason to not be shooting at a car carrying a nuke, but the
>trade-offs are pretty clear:  stop it now, and have some relatively minor
>contamination, or let the "terrorist" continue and detonate the nuke.)

I don't know the nature of this device. Was it designed to be planted or
was it a warhead? If it were a warhead or a bomb designed to be dropped
from a bomber, surely it's designed not to leak radiation unless
specifically activated.