OneLight Posted October 9, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, FJK said: Well, at least we're safe from that in the U,S,. There's no possible way they could sneak that past our borders without being detected. I sure hope your reply was a sarcastic one. Nobody anywhere can tell us who has entered the US undetected and what they bring with them. Just look at the drugs being brought in. Uranium is a much smaller package the the drugs and they are flooding our streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted October 9, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 958 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,640 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,082 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted October 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, OneLight said: Uranium is a much smaller package the the drugs and they are flooding our streets. Well I don't think individuals are walking around in possession of weapons grade fissionable nuclear material. Nations struggle for years and decades to have the capacity to produce it and then have to maintain it in useable condition. Uranium ore is mined in the USA, and evidently may be purchased on Amazon if one is so inclined. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted October 9, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,204 Content Per Day: 7.07 Reputation: 13,202 Days Won: 99 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Neighbor said: Well I don't think individuals are walking around in possession of weapons grade fissionable nuclear material. Nations struggle for years and decades to have the capacity to produce it and then have to maintain it in useable condition. Uranium ore is mined in the USA, and evidently may be purchased on Amazon if one is so inclined. This is true. Regulations allow individuals to possess 7 kilograms of uranium ore. Sounds strange, but it's a fact. However, like you wrote, uranium by itself does not pose a threat. Uranium must be subjected to a process known as enrichment. It requires very specific conditions to accomplish. It requires the resources of a nation... it isn't something that's simple to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJK Posted October 9, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,349 Content Per Day: 7.77 Reputation: 1,305 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/01/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted October 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Marathoner said: It requires very specific conditions to accomplish. It requires the resources of a nation... it isn't something that's simple to do. It's not that hard to do either, but it's hard to keep it secret that you are doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted October 9, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Neighbor said: Well I don't think individuals are walking around in possession of weapons grade fissionable nuclear material. Nations struggle for years and decades to have the capacity to produce it and then have to maintain it in useable condition. Uranium ore is mined in the USA, and evidently may be purchased on Amazon if one is so inclined. Dirty bombs are not made with fissionable grade nuclear material. All that is needed is nuclear waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted October 9, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,204 Content Per Day: 7.07 Reputation: 13,202 Days Won: 99 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 9, 2023 Yes, a "dirty" bomb can be a conventional explosive (like TNT) which disperses radioactive material. It would be very, very difficult to acquire the material needed without leaving evidence of theft. It would also be inefficient because the only real damage would be caused by the explosive itself. Watch enough movies and anything is possible, in spite of how it isn't actually possible. There is only one real-world dirty bomb in existence: a neutron bomb, officially designated as an enhanced radiation weapon. It's a low-yield hydrogen implosion device intended for use on the battlefield. My occupational specialty in the U.S. Army was created specifically to operate in that battlefield, called "the nuclear battlefield" in training and doctrine. I operated equipment that wouldn't be affected by EMP or fallout. An effective "dirty" bomb would require all of the resources of a nuclear state to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted October 10, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Marathoner said: Yes, a "dirty" bomb can be a conventional explosive (like TNT) which disperses radioactive material. It would be very, very difficult to acquire the material needed without leaving evidence of theft. It would also be inefficient because the only real damage would be caused by the explosive itself. Watch enough movies and anything is possible, in spite of how it isn't actually possible. There is only one real-world dirty bomb in existence: a neutron bomb, officially designated as an enhanced radiation weapon. It's a low-yield hydrogen implosion device intended for use on the battlefield. My occupational specialty in the U.S. Army was created specifically to operate in that battlefield, called "the nuclear battlefield" in training and doctrine. I operated equipment that wouldn't be affected by EMP or fallout. An effective "dirty" bomb would require all of the resources of a nuclear state to make. The dispersion of radioactive material can contaminate enough area and that is what causes damage. Sure, the explosion will destroy what's around it, but the radioactive material it contains will make it so people cannot remain. Despite your expertise, dirty bombs are real. Though they have only been tested, not used in real battles, tests show they do contaminate an area enough to render it useless unless a very expensive process is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray12614 Posted October 10, 2023 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 666 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 750 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/22/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 10, 2023 23 hours ago, OneLight said: Iran has been selling their oil as if there were no restrictions since Biden took office, so it really didn't need to have their assets unfrozen. Biden is only following the lead of what Obama started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray12614 Posted October 10, 2023 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 666 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 750 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/22/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 10, 2023 Just now, Ray12614 said: 23 hours ago, OneLight said: Iran has been selling their oil as if there were no restrictions since Biden took office, so it really didn't need to have their assets unfrozen. Biden is only following the lead of what Obama started. Exactly! Biden administration is the Obamas administration 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted October 10, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,193 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,918 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted October 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Ray12614 said: Exactly! Biden administration is the Obamas administration 2.0. From my viewpoint you are correct, and he said that he would always be on the side of the Muslim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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