Last war post of the day:



>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