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pyotr filipivich
 
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Default OT - Why is this news story not big on US news channels?

And lo, it came about, that on Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:39:35 GMT in
rec.crafts.metalworking , "Ken Finney" was
inspired to utter:


It hasn't been supressed, I've seen it mentioned in several
places. Most weapon systems are constantly being
redesigned to meet the latest threat. No big deal.

As for "recreational creation of nuclear devices",
the first reaction (no pun intended) of most people,
once they understand how they work, is to wonder
why everyone who wants one hasn't built one.
They are that simple.


Its getting the stock materials that's the bottle neck. The rest of it is
just precision machining, and some fussy electronics.

Typical nerd stuff.

tschus
pyotr


pyotr filipivich.
as an explaination for the decline in the US's tech edge, James
Niccol wrote "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at
producing stuff teenaged boys could lose a finger or two playing with."