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David Cay Johnston: “The point is this, though: They have tested it with weapons 30 times bigger than antitank weapons with direct hits. That…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1996
The point is this, though: They have tested it with weapons 30 times bigger than antitank weapons with direct hits. That caused a breach. Only a third of an ounce comes out. There are many, many much more lucrative targets, by orders of magnitude more lucrative for terrorists, everything from chemicals that travel throughout the country every day, from LP gas to others which are many, many times easier to breach and would cause a much bigger problem. The essential thing is that nuclear waste is not a volatile matter.
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia
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Discussing the security of nuclear waste and potential terrorist targets.

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