andie nachgeborenen wrote:
>I am not sure that this is true. Plutonium and Uranium
>238 are, I believe, highly carcinogenic in even very
>small quantities, if inhaled.
>
>--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
>> [via Popbitch, of all places]
>>
>>
>> >> Dirty Lies <<
>> Radiation bombs are a government fantasy
>>
>> Last week's BBC drama about a dirty
>> bomb in London has helped keep everyone
>> terrified about terrorism.
>>
>> But a forthcoming documentary shows that
>> dirty bombs are actually a fantasy. The
>> Americans should know: the CIA tried for
>> years to make one, before realising that
>> blowing up radioactive material won't hurt
>> anyone. Radioactive dust disperses so
>> quickly you'd need to be exposed to it
>> for about a year before any real
>> damage occurred.
>>
>> The documentary, The Power Of Nightmares,
>> shows how politicians are using fake stories
>> like the dirty bomb to keep people scared,
>> and themselves in power. It also demonstrates
>> that the claim that Al-Qaeda is a global,
>> hidden, terror network is also a myth.
>>
>> So what channel is this BBC-debunking
>> documentary showing on? Er, BBC2.
>>
>> The Power Of Nightmares. BBC2, 20th October, 9pm.
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