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MrUnderhill Donating Member (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:06 AM
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30. I'm sorry... that's not true.
Notice I've been making the same argument, but it isn't that case that they must be THAT heavy.


We've developed nuclear warheads that come in under 100 pounds. They don't pack much of a "bang" by comparison to what people think of when they think "nuke"... but battlefield nukes were as light as 75lbs.

Try googling the "Davy Crocket"


Suitcase nukes are not an "urban myth"... they're just FAR harder to create than people assume. Thinking you can just buy what you need at the A&P is a huge stretch. The precision involved (and the ongoing maintenance that would make the old Russian suitcase weapons next to useless in terrorist hands) combine to make it extremely unlikely that they are currently a threat.
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