In a message dated 5/25/2009 8:23:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, nawrich@gmail.com writes:
it's roughly analogous to why we don't include instructions on how to make bombs.>>
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Well sheeeeeet. I've been following these instructions for a while now already!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy#Assembly_details
Will Johnson
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The exact specifications of the "Little Boy" bomb remain classifiedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_informationbecause they could still be used to create a viable nuclear weapon.
First line of the section. That sort of sums up this whole debate - it's essentially a risk-benefit analysis. I don't think The Bomb is a great analogy since the risks obviously outweigh the (largely absent) benefits, but I find Goodman's argument pretty convincing in mentioning LD50s.
~A
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 14:14, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 5/25/2009 8:23:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, nawrich@gmail.com writes:
it's roughly analogous to why we don't include instructions on how to make bombs.>>
Well sheeeeeet. I've been following these instructions for a while now already!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy#Assembly_details
Will Johnson
An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! ( http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823249x1201398664/aol?redir=http... ; bcd=MayExcfooterNO62) _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l