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Perhaps a very naive, question, but: If someone were smuggling a radioactive weapon into DC, couldn't they just shield it with a lot of lead? I'm guessing tha
by DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
Perhaps a very naive, question, but:
If someone were smuggling a radioactive weapon into DC, couldn't they just shield it with a lot of lead?
I'm guessing that your small-dog example would have been different if it were in a thick lead crate.
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- erbium 8y agoLead is permeable to gamma rays.
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoLead is quite a good gamma shield. It's modestly permeable to neutrons and high energy electrons. It's really not hard to hide both neutron and gamma emissions, especially if you have a large enough container, like a ship's hold. I would absolutely expect any nuclear exchange to start with ground-based stealth attacks.