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2009-10-10 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 >His work did not bring him into contact with anything that could be used for terrorism

Strictly speaking probably true at CERN, but security will still want to know about his access to precision machining capabilities and/or advanced instrumentation of various kinds.

Posted by Thoting Gonque1711 2009-10-10 08:32|| 2009-10-10 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder if this has anything to do with the missing "timber" from the ship bound for Algeria via the French coast?

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-10-10 09:19|| 2009-10-10 09:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Another source said he'd been studying B-physics, which probably means he dealt more with computers than detector construction. These things tend to get more separated at CERN than in a US university.

Posted by James">James 2009-10-10 10:28|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2009-10-10 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, I suspect the issue here is his access to some detailed computational models of atomic-level energy releases.

Posted by lotp 2009-10-10 11:17|| 2009-10-10 11:17|| Front Page Top

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