From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!ee163cz
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Re: Any nuke designers out there?
Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.490
Posted: Tue Apr 12 11:45:27 1983
Received: Thu Apr 14 00:09:41 1983
References: hplabsb.1522


   THIS DISCUSSION IS NOT GOING IN THE DIRECTION I INTENDED!!!

   For those of you who missed it, the original article, 'Any nuke designers
out there?', asked about the possibility of sympathetic detonation of nuclear
bombs.  This question has been answered (in the negative, as expected) in two
letters to me; meanwhile, the net.physics discussion is on the subject of
'how to build a bomb', which is most definitely NOT what I asked, so please
don't use Re: <MY article title> to discuss it!

   Seriously, there are several of us in netland who know some of the nasty
little details of how to build a nuclear bomb; if we pool our knowledge, we
can probably provide all the necessary information.  I don't happen to think
this is a good idea.  The BEHAVIOR of nukes is certainly a fit subject for
public discussion; I don't happen to think the detailed DESIGN of them is.

   <censored by author>, essential to the construction of a workable bomb,
IS a tricky process, but it is one which could conceivably be accomplished
by a moderately well-financed terrorist group.  I don't think we should be
giving them any encouragement and/or information.

                   Not really as ill-tempered as this makes me sound,
                   but this worries me a bit,
                   Eric J. Wilner, sdcsvax!sdccsu3!ee163cz