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2003-05-28 Korea

U.S. decision to repeal "law banning smaller nukes" under fire

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Posted by tu3031 2003-05-28 07:49 am|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe we can finally get that nuclear hand grenade I've heard so much about. You know, the one that will destroy everything within a 100 foot radius.

Posted by Steve 2003-05-28 09:20:31|| 2003-05-28 09:20:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Steve, Unless the tosser had one helluvan arm, I'm afraid that might include the person that threw it also.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-28 09:52:57|| 2003-05-28 09:52:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Increasing the pressure and resulting "voices" in Kimmy's little head...heh heh. Even if you didn't destroy the little bastard's "lair", how long to dig him out (and would anyone? "hey! the dirt's glowing!") and how long would the air, food, water last? A stone coffin

Posted by Frank G 2003-05-28 10:07:20|| 2003-05-28 10:07:20|| Front Page Top

#4 The heat alone would vitrify the soil (turn it into glass). They'd have a hell of a time digging him out...

Posted by Ptah 2003-05-28 11:04:43|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-05-28 11:04:43|| Front Page Top

#5 "in-situ vitrification" is one of the methods of dealing with polluted soils...

Posted by Dishman 2003-05-28 11:13:42|| 2003-05-28 11:13:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually, Mike, you wouldn't need a strong throwing arm. All you would need is the M-203 (or the older M-79) 40mm grenade launcher. They have a launch range of just over 400 yards. So a nuclear grenade would work, you just wouldn't want to throw it by hand. ^_^

Ed.

Posted by Ed Becerra 2003-05-28 12:15:50|| 2003-05-28 12:15:50|| Front Page Top

#7 That makes much more sense to me now. Thanks for the clarification.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-28 12:29:49|| 2003-05-28 12:29:49|| Front Page Top

#8 OK, we have the delivery system problem solved, now all we have to do is to creat a small weapon system that will fissle and not fizzle, and we've got it!

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-28 13:02:16|| 2003-05-28 13:02:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Snicker, the nuke hand grenade joke is almost as old as sending a new airmen to supply for a roll of flight line.

Posted by Steve 2003-05-28 14:05:37|| 2003-05-28 14:05:37|| Front Page Top

#10 Snicker, the nuke hand grenade joke is almost as old as sending a new airmen to supply for a roll of flight line.

To the contrary, Steve. I'm ex-service, and a former professional gunsmith, with my hobby being weapons research. To the best of my personal knowledge, the smallest nuclear weapon the Western nations are able to build is the so-called "Tennis-ball" bomb.

It's called that because the original design was intended to be roughly the size of a standard can of tennis balls.

It's very inefficient, in terms of the bang you get for the ammount of fissile material, but it IS a nuke, and it DOES give you a rather impressive bang for its size and weight.

Going for a slightly larger size, there's the (currently out of service) "Davey Crockett" bomb.
President Kennedy once witnessed a demonstration of this system, a description of which can be found here.

HTTP://www.brook.edu/FP/projects/nucwcost/davyc.HTM

If you go up one directory, there's an excellent website detailing a number of "backpack" or smaller nukes from various programs. Here's the link.

HTTP://www.ncoic.com/nukelink.htm

So, yeah, nuclear grenades are a real potential/threat, Steve. Tends to make life nowadays rather interesting.

Ed Becerra

Posted by Ed Becerra 2003-05-28 17:03:36|| 2003-05-28 17:03:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Howe about sending a mason's hoddie for"block stretcher".I actually told a hoddie that and he took-off at a run.Crew boss had to chase him down.

Posted by Raptor 2003-05-29 08:44:36|| 2003-05-29 08:44:36|| Front Page Top

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