mrdownIran could develop nuclear suicide bomb vests, claims JD Vance
talNuclear terrorism might be a thing, but I seriously doubt that the easiest way to do it is nuclear suicide vests. Miniaturizing nuclear warheads is a pain. If you were going to do something like that, you’d be better off doing something akin to a truck bomb.
Much more likely would be a dirty bomb. Just a regular bomb with some nuclear material that it spreads. The nuclear material isn’t the bomb itself, but used exclusively for the exposure effects.
I’m kind of skepitical of the “dirty bomb” idea. Frankly, it sounds like a load of bullshit, because of the πr2 thing. Namely, if you want to irradiate and area to a sufficient extent to cause immediate radiation sickness, then keeping it concentrated is your best bet. A very small bomb, at most.
The other extreme would be a huge bomb to spread radioactive material over, say, a city. At which point it barely raises the radioactivity above background levels. Or at least doesn’t cause immediately apparent effects. Imagine terrorists issuing a statement like, “Sure, it doesn’t seem so bad TODAY, but wait ‘til you see the slight bump in cancer rates in 20 years.”
Indeed, on looking it up, I see that the experts are skeptical, too, and tests conducted by Israel didn’t find much effectiveness. That could be why we haven’t seen one used.
WesDym@SwingingTheLamp Then you don't understand the concept, and that's okay. Lots of people don't understand lots of stuff. I don't understand why sports is such a big deal. But I don't call it bullshit for that reason.
A dirty bomb is a terrorist weapon. It's meant to cause terror. You're focusing on practical matters that are not important to that goal. OF COURSE it's a shitty bomb. That's why no govts make them. From a practical standpoint, it's shit. But from a terror standpoint, it's great.
Geez, you don’t have to be such an ass about it. The commenter was talking about sources of radioactive materials, which is irrelevant.
@SwingingTheLamp They were being full of themselves. When you make comments in public, you elect to expose yourself to possible criticism.
You'll get over it. Get some sleep.
Yeah, but you chose to be a massive dick about it. A couple of other folks commented along similar lines, but respectfully. That’s on you.
@SwingingTheLamp Take 30 days, Capt. Self-Righteous.