[extropy-chat] Nuclear batteries for hand-helds

[Adrian Tymes]

I say again:

But try selling that to the luddite public who would
want to ban this.

--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:

> For the same reason that terrorists don't try to do
> the same thing with
> smoke detectors or tritium exit signs, both products
> which are widely
> used and are found in most people's homes and
> workplaces....
> 
> --- Adrian Tymes <wingcat at pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> > Ah, but even if these are easily shielded, how to
> > prevent people from cracking open the batteries,
> > removing the radioactive bits, and concentrating
> them
> > into the warhead of a dirty nuclear bomb?
> > 
> > The members of this list know how ridiculous the
> > chances of that are, and how minimal the threat
> would
> > be.  But try selling that to the luddite public
> who
> > would want to ban this.