Nope
Cos with the amount of spent nuclear fuel sold on the black market. Just about any terrorist group in the WORLD could build a "dirty" Nuke !
basiclly a "dirty" nuke is the combination of a conventional Bomb and Nuclear material !
when the bomb explodes the material is spread over a wide area.
the Bomb has two key features
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- Killing people near by or close to the explosion eother by convention means, or from exposure to radioactive material
- To "Dirty" the Blast area with radioactive material there by killing further people.
anyway HE HAVE SOME NARE to TALK
when you consider that both the US and UK governments are guilty of using a same type of weapon in Iraq , the Balkans conflict and the war in Afghanistan.
During this these conflicts our forces used Depleted Uranium Shells weapon tips
Depleted uranium is produced from the Uranium industry and is a “by-product” (i.e. it can be considered as nuclear waste) from the Uranium enrichment process. This fact has added to the controversy over the use of fast breeder reactions by the United Kingdom and the United States of America. It is estimated that within America there are around 1 billion pounds of depleted uranium. Which has been made from the uranium enrichment process. A result of this, there is now an inexhaustible supply of material for arm’s companies to produce depleted uranium ammunition. This has only added to the already high concern over this type of weapon and the used of fast breeder reactors to produce enriched Uranium
One of the reasons for it’s development was due to the design of modern armour used in vehicles and some buildings, with most of the current battle tanks in service the armour is supplemented by a series of small explosive packs behind the armour shell. The idea behind this is to equalise the energy between an incoming shot with a smaller explosion, as a result of this it would be possible for a tank to survive a direct hit from a conventional shell
For our government to decide to use this weapon they had to consider the effect of the “advantages” and disadvantages, of Depleted Uranium shells. Part of the reason for their success was due to the fact that it is 1.7 times denser than conventional Lead, it also has the ability to be as easily moulded as conventional materials. These enabled designers to model Depleted Uranium into a wide variety of shapes needed for warheads and shells.
In addition to its strength, is its ability to counter the explosive charge “shield” that some armoured vehicles posses, the reason for this is due to the speed and strength of the warhead obtained by the shell, this means that the impact is greater than the protective explosion of the “shield”.
A third reason for the adoption of this weapon is due to its pyrophoric properties, this means that it ignites upon impact with a target. This coupled with the fact that a indirect hit from a DU weapon can set up a shock wave that can injure or kill vehicle personnel, makes this a very potent weapon.
To summarise on the possible selling points for this weapon;
1. Depleted Uranium is 1.7 times denser than conventional Lead.
2. Has the ability to counter the explosive charge “shield” used by armour units.
3. The metal is pyrophoric and ignites after contact with target.
4. Indirect hits can Kill or injure due to speed and density of warhead.
So far this weapon has been used in to major conflicts which are the Gulf and the Balkans wars, as a result of this there has been an increase in reported cases of health problems with the service men and women.
The cause of this has now been identified as the residue left buy the use of these weapons; it has been found that after an impact of a DU weapon, there is a release of a fine powder of Uranium Dioxide (UO2). An Electron probability structure of this compound is shown here to the left, it shows the “shape” of the Atom with its Uranium molecule connected by double bonds to two oxygen molecules. In fact it is worth noting that this compound is used in the nuclear industry to add to Uranium 235 as a fuel for nuclear reactors. It is also important to note that the former Chernobyl Nuclear power station used Uranium Dioxide as part of their fuel source .
Now that we have identified the cause of this medical condition we can now look at their effects on the environment.
1. Dusting; as we have seen earlier in this report, the used of Depleted Uranium weapons causes the creation of a fine dust of Uranium Dioxide. This can be carried by atmospheric conditions over a wide area; this can then be inhaled or ingested if the dust enters the food chain or water supplies.
2. Clean Up: it was found the people with the highest reported symptoms of Gulf War Syndromes where the solders sent to clean up after a battle and civilians living nearby. It was later found that both where caused by the direct contact with Uranium Dioxide dust that was spread through out the local region.
3. Long time contamination: As a result of the nature of the contamination, it was estimated that the half-life for
Uranium Dioxide is 4.5 Billion Years. This means that for every battle that DU weapons are used there will be nearly enough permanent effect on the local environment.
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so wooppiee dooo might is Always right lets just step on the dead bodies of poor people
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p.s.
most of the ext above as lifted from an environmental Report that i submited on the subject of F block elements within the environment !
