http://helian.net/blog/2009/06/20/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-terrorism-and-nuclear-smuggling-will-portal-radiation-detectors-save-us/ The world as I see it Wed, 09 May 2012 10:55:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://helian.net/blog/2009/06/20/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-terrorism-and-nuclear-smuggling-will-portal-radiation-detectors-save-us/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Peter Rowberry Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:26:08 +0000 http://helian.net/blog/?p=343#comment-122 Perhaps we should worry more about nuclear terrorist getting enough material to contaminate an area without actually building a bomb and achieving a chain reaction. A mixture of isotopes, such as highly toxic plutonium and long half life caesium would devastate an area with relatively little material and an air burst explosion of a few kilograms would make a city uninhabitable for several years. I am hoping that portals will help ensure that such materials are difficult to transport across borders. Perhaps we should worry more about nuclear terrorist getting enough material to contaminate an area without actually building a bomb and achieving a chain reaction. A mixture of isotopes, such as highly toxic plutonium and long half life caesium would devastate an area with relatively little material and an air burst explosion of a few kilograms would make a city uninhabitable for several years. I am hoping that portals will help ensure that such materials are difficult to transport across borders.

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