Po-210 is a terrible choice for a poison. Extremely toxic, radioactive, and is extremely difficult to handle. It emits alpha particles and becomes lead. It has a half life of 138.4 days. This means half of the original amount of Po-210 turns into lead every 138 days. It has a short shelf life, which limits [...]
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Can A Nuke Fit Into A Suitcase?
Posted: October 26, 2010 in Nuclear Weapons, Nuke Fit Into A Suitcase?, Suitcase Nukes, Terrorism 101Could the next chapter of our national nightmare be a nuclear one? How hard would it be for operatives of Osama bin Laden to deliver a “suitcase nuke” to our doorstep? INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS Map: Hunting Osama Map: Nukes Pipeline Interactive: Taliban P.O.W. Revolt More Graphics Tora Bora Nukes Pipeline Taliban Revolt Last Bastions Women & [...]
Are Suitcase Bombs Possible?
Posted: October 25, 2010 in Nuclear Weapons, Suitcase Bombs Possible?, Terrorism 101Are Suitcase Bombs Possible? By Carey Sublette Last changed 18 May 2002 It is impossible to verify at the time of this writing whether nuclear devices sized to fit in side a suitcase were actually manufactured by the former Soviet Union, as alleged by Alexander Lebed in September 1997. It is certainly possibel to assess [...]
Where Are The SuitCase Nukes?
Posted: October 25, 2010 in Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism 101, Where Are The SuitCase Nukes?Where Have All The Suitcase Nukes Gone? NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS October 24, 2008: Despite the low risk of terrorists using nuclear weapons, there is still a great fear of this kind of attack taking place. One opinion survey found that 40 percent of Americans believed that terrorists would use nuclear weapons in an attack [...]
