>Combined with the fact that Uranium is available in small quantities just >about everywhere (if you have the time to extract it) this leads one to >wonder why we haven't been hit with an a-bomb yet. Ted could have done it, >and he was, after all, right... Simple...It would take an improbable amount of small quantities to get enough highly enriched uranium to reach a critical mass quantity. North Korea has refined several thousand (IIRC) kilos of spent fuel rods to get enough material for 6-8 very small bombs. Of course, once you have the necessary HEU, making the bomb becomes a fairly simple exercise in well-understood physics. I would refer the interested to the Federation of American Scientists webpage: www.fas.org. On the right hand side is a heading titled "Resources". More info than you ever wanted on methods of bomb making and all other "WMD". Very fascinating stuff, if at times a bit more scientific and dry than one might prefer. Mike H. _________________________________________________________________ Have fun customizing MSN Messenger learn how here! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_customize -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads