John A Phillips

Re:John A Phillips by gonzo41 on Friday September 02, 2022 @05:23AM (#32688589)

Extracting u238 from 235 is a hard process. Using flourine gas, it requires you to turn an ore, to a metal, then to gas and then back to metal. If terrorists can get that done they should quit terrorism and just open a chemical plant

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Re:John A Phillips by GTP on Friday September 02, 2022 @05:50AM (#32688761)

But they would not, as terrorism isn't about making money.

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Re:John A Phillips by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday September 02, 2022 @07:52AM (#32689506)

Terrorism isn't about solving extremely hard chemical engineering scaled process problem either.

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Re:John A Phillips by throwaway0a5e on Friday September 02, 2022 @10:37AM (#32691355)

It's not about becoming a commercial pilot or truck driver either but those are a means to an end.

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Re:John A Phillips by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday September 02, 2022 @12:03PM (#32692388)

I'm not aware of any terrorist who actually became a commercial pilot, merely those who took a few lessons (1). And I think that's at the upper end of the lengths that terrorists will go to: Past a certain point the low-tech approaches are just way more "bang for the buck", so to speak. And past a certain specialisation of skills, it's way more effective to get that high-paying job and donate to political causes.

1) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/sdut-g...

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