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'The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program a huge
stockpile of concentrated natural uranium reached a Canadian port
Saturday to complete a secret U.S. Operation that included a two
week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.'
While yellowcake alone is not considered potent enough for a so-called "dirty bomb" — a conventional explosive that disperses radioactive material — it could stir widespread panic if incorporated in a blast. Yellowcake also can be enriched for use in reactors and, at higher levels, nuclear weapons using sophisticated equipment.
Originally posted by noobfun
having uranium
making nuclear bombs
has nuclear weapons
are 3 massivley different things
was it weapon grade uranium?
did he have the equipment to weaponise it if not?
did he have the equipemnt to manufacture a working nuclear warhead
did he have the equipment to utalise a working warhead
i have a couple of bottles of bleach under my sink it doesnt prove im making hydrogen peroxide explosives
having uranium isnt the same as having a nuke although you could stick it in someones food and give the radiation poisoning if you really felt mean about it
Originally posted by dragonridr
So to say this doesnt mean anything your deluding yourself obviously you dont buy that much yellow cake unless you are planning weapons production.Hardly the same as bleach.
Ps Iran as at stage 2 they have the centrifuges and already producing UF6. And they are building th diffusion plant.
[edit on 10/22/08 by dragonridr]
Originally posted by noobfun
Originally posted by dragonridr
So to say this doesnt mean anything your deluding yourself obviously you dont buy that much yellow cake unless you are planning weapons production.Hardly the same as bleach.
Ps Iran as at stage 2 they have the centrifuges and already producing UF6. And they are building th diffusion plant.
[edit on 10/22/08 by dragonridr]
wait so you dont need to build a warhead that will detonate it correctly? i think its a bit more difficul then pour it in the end of a missle
then you need to mount that warhead on a device so you can launch it at the enemy so again
how long does yellow cake last? is this fresh stuff or old stuff
again did he have the facilities to convert yellow cake to usable weapon grade material?
did he have a warhead capabale of detonating it to make a nuclear explosion?
did he have a delivery system to launch it?
this could be old stock depending on teh shelf life of yellowcake, and yellow cake can be used not just for nuclear weapons cant it
cut the drama stick to facts, was he capable of using this for anything other then poisoning folk and making none effective dirty bombs in the state it was in? and did he have the facilities to take it beyond this measure
Originally posted by dragonridr
Shelf life what do you think it is milk? wow that was silly any way you don't need a delivery method other than some fool that's willing to strap a nuke on his back.
Originally posted by noobfun
having uranium
making nuclear bombs
has nuclear weapons
are 3 massivley different things
was it weapon grade uranium?
did he have the equipment to weaponise it if not?
did he have the equipemnt to manufacture a working nuclear warhead
did he have the equipment to utalise a working warhead
i have a couple of bottles of bleach under my sink it doesnt prove im making hydrogen peroxide explosives
having uranium isnt the same as having a nuke although you could stick it in someones food and give the radiation poisoning if you really felt mean about it
Originally posted by noobfun
hmmm no shelf life
i seriously have to question how easy it is to just make a nuke with some plans you found on limewire
if it was this easy then why were people smuggaling them in and out of other countires when all they needed was google ?
so we have possably very old material, again no working or even partially working detonation method and no goggle is a dream not reality of finding plans
no facilities to in anyway improve they yeild of said yellow cake to anything near weapon grade and a backpack nuke is CONSIDERABLY harder to make then a bomb(easiest) missle warhead (second easiest) unless iraq's have a super human ablity to run around with a thousand pound nuke strapped to thier back
so how does this show the war was valid on the active WMD's ready to go?
a sidewinder missle is in no way dangerous(except stubbing your toe on) if it is sat on a runway with no launch or detonation systemn available ... and iraq's nukes are even less of a threat.
**scarry huh i can ask a silly question and as if by magic a sensible answer appears thats tells me what i need**
Originally posted by dooper
And as far as vindication, if you're not from the United States, we really don't give a tinker's damn what you think about our President, what you like, don't like, or prefer. Complain about your own country. Take Canada for example, that's one screwed up mess!
Originally posted by dooper
reply to post by InSpiteOf
There are a lot of things that Bush did right, and he'll not get credit for them until much later. One thing about it, we haven't been hit since, and we've been stacking up an entire rack of Muslim fanatics.
The thing a lot of folks seem too dense to understand is that these ignorant yahoos will come to you. Where do you want them to come to? Syrian fanatics can walk across the border and fulfill Islam's second greatest pillar. Other countries close proximity encourage them to come and meet their Allah.
A wise warrior will meet them on terrain outside their own city.
And as far as vindication, if you're not from the United States, we really don't give a tinker's damn what you think about our President, what you like, don't like, or prefer. Complain about your own country. Take Canada for example, that's one screwed up mess!