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2006-06-27 Science & Technology

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Posted by Steve 2006-06-27 10:39|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I say we lock up the reporters for the NYT in a room full of 80s chemical shells for a month and let them see how "harmless" they really are.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-06-27 11:05|| 2006-06-27 11:05|| Front Page Top

#2 They must have sum reely smart xperts at the NYT's.... WHAT A BUNCH OF FREAKIN' LOOOOOSRES!!!!!! Should put put a contract out on the lot!!!!

Posted by ARMYGUY 2006-06-27 11:13|| 2006-06-27 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 just last week someone here at RB was assuring everyone that 1980's WMDs found in Iraq were not dangerous! another WMD expert LOL!Q

Posted by RD 2006-06-27 12:03|| 2006-06-27 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 THere is no such thing as a depleted chemical weapon.
Obviously mustard gas has a shelf life of about a zillion years so the Times is lying again.
When in the hell are those morons going to get really slammed for their duplicity? First they blow up two of our best programs, then they won't report on WMD findings and when the WMD story hits the streets, they tell every wives' tale and urban legend they can remember to say that it doesn't matter.
I have to stop now because I can't control my vocabulary. Words like f@## and $### and @$$#### and m##### f#####$ don't play well on websites.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-27 14:22|| 2006-06-27 14:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Article is ridculous. First of all, most of the shells were explosive not chemical. Second: Many of the duds were located and detonated by the soldiers during the war. Many others detonated after a high explosive shell detonated in the vicinity.
Third: It does not account for the post war effort of mine sweeping and clearing of unexploded ordnance who was madatory in order to get those regions iback nto production Fourth: Guess what the thousandsn of unemployed did for a living during the 1929 crisis? Comb the region for metals. Fifth: Farmers have ploughed and reploughed the area for decades.

End result is that from time to time an unexploded shell is found. But not every day. You aren't going to find shells, let alone gas shells, just by walking in the country. In fact even with metal detectors it would need a massive effort just to locate a shell: the area is well over a billion square yards. Finally I don't know if mustard gas enclosed in metal deteriorates but I know for sure that the shell itself does and that at one point it will leak its gas. Of course if someine is in the immedite vicinity he will be affected but the point is how many shells are still intact and how many could be recovered by people who can't even operate openly?

Last note: We aren't talking of VX but of primitive combat gasses like phosgene who require high concentrations in order to do some harm so jihadists would need quiet more than a couple shells for what they have in mind.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-06-27 18:56|| 2006-06-27 18:56|| Front Page Top

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