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IP: nukes in NYC
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:46:28 -0400
From: "Herb Lin" <HLin () nas edu> To: farber () cis upenn edu Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:43:25 -0400 Subject: nukes in NYC I don't know if anyone has done the calculation, but the energy on board (fuel + kinetic energy) a fully loaded 767 moving at 400 mph is on the order of a kiloton, which is the yield of a typical tactical nuke. That is the scale of attack that NYC suffered. herb
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