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From: San Diego, CA
My friend told me this joke yesterday:
Some guy from Alabama, (or Mississippi or North Louisiana): Dad, I'm thinking about marrying Britney, but I'm not sure if that's such a good idea.
Dad: Why's that, son?
Guy: Well, she's a virgin...
Dad: That's a good point, son, if she isn't good enough for her family...
Some guy from Alabama, (or Mississippi or North Louisiana): Dad, I'm thinking about marrying Britney, but I'm not sure if that's such a good idea.
Dad: Why's that, son?
Guy: Well, she's a virgin...
Dad: That's a good point, son, if she isn't good enough for her family...
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From: Wheeler Army Airfield, HI
Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,May 4 2005, 09:30 AM
Almost all nukes are designed to be detonated above the ground. You're going to get some irradiated particles airborne. So while the ground may be 'clean', you've just sent a pile of radiation into the lower atmosphere. I recall in reading about the SR-71 that they'd often return from runs over the USSR and discover radioactive particles on the front of the plane - fallout from the Russians test detonating nuclear weapons.
As for the stigma, that will never step the commander in chief (particularly not this one). The true concern is MAD - there are a lot of nukes floating around, and we don't know for sure where they're all pointed and who's on the trigger. I can all but guarantee China has a few armed and aimed at Washington, NYC, etc ready for reprisal for a nuclear attack on NK or interference with Taiwan.
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From: Pt. A to Pt. B via VTEC!!
Originally Posted by ltweintz,May 5 2005, 09:50 PM
Yes...but without the dirt and debris for the radiation to soak into it dies very quickly. Fallout is debris sucked up when a blast touches the surface...even if detonated above the ground...called a "surface burst". It's only an "airbust" if none of the explosion touches the ground.
