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 Re: Think tank report: Iraq WMD not imminent threat  [Re: d33p]
#2234941 - 01/11/04 02:59 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yes stars put out most of the background radiation in space...but that is entirely differant than the radiation released from a nuclear explosion.
Most (if not all) of the danger comes from the plutonium (and other radioactive heavy-metals) which is spread throughout the blast area. Plutonium is not emitted by stars (except perhaps supernovas...but if the sun goes supernova we have a lot more to be worried about  ) so your point is moot. Plutonium spread around the area you intend to colonize is not a good thing, and will result in lung cancer and contamination of any crops you attempt to grow in the area.
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Re: Think tank report: Iraq WMD not imminent threat [Re: trendal]
#2234957 - 01/11/04 03:09 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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Well colonizing is a completely different situation. But in that respect i see your point. Allthough i doubt we would colonize space and i'm even more doubtfull we would use moon sand.
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Re: Think tank report: Iraq WMD not imminent threat [Re: d33p]
#2234968 - 01/11/04 03:15 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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As long as we're seeing eye-to-eye
And I'm sorry for taking this thread completely off-topic!
Back to Iraqi WMD's...
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Re: Think tank report: Iraq WMD not imminent threat [Re: trendal]
#2235200 - 01/11/04 05:40 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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"It's not a little that is released, especially in ground-level detonations. Even worse are below-ground detonations. The initial explosion causes a vast ammount of serface material (dirt, ect) to become radioactive as it is ionized by the gamma-ray burst (and other high-energy ionizing radiation).
There's also the problem of spreading plutonium all over the place. Plutonium is not a good thing, as all it takes is a single inhaled particle to cause lung cancer. "
Not a problem. A moon base would have to be shielded from all manner of radiation in the first place, as the moon has no atmosphere like the earth and the sun and other sources bombard it heavily. And plutonium dust being spread across the moon would also pose no problem -- no human would ever breath it. There's no atmosphere, if you were outside you would need to be in an airtight suit anyway, and worst case scenerio would mean decontamination of the suits upon re-entry to the station.
"Plutonium spread around the area you intend to colonize is not a good thing, and will result in lung cancer and contamination of any crops you attempt to grow in the area. "
true, if you come into contact with the dust.. but I don't believe Japan has any further problems in their country? And as the moon has no atmosphere, there's really not a problem, the dust would never come into direct contact with any living thing.
Aside from that, that's another advantage to very small nuclear devices. they put out far less long-lasting radiation and dust and whatnot than a large nuke. the bikini atoll is still hot, but we hit that bugger with one hell of a bomb.. a small one would be thousands of times less powerful.
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