Thursday, October 28, 2004
How much damage could 380 tons of explosives do?
Mitch Ratcliffe observes that the IRA used 900 pounds, less than half a ton, of explosives to make 22 bombs that killed 9 and injured 130. Mitch calculates that the Al QaQaa screw-up could result in 19,000 deaths and 95,000 other casualties. Read Mitch's full report here.
Comments:
Is this the same Mitch Radcliffe who thinks that 380 is about equal to 408,000? He's lost a few zeroes here. Just three of them. For a more reality-based perspective, see Ralph Peter's posting at http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32832.htm
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