[WikiEN-l] Another Media and Wikipedia blackout on NYT reporter in Afghanistan

[geni]

2009/9/9  <wjhonson at aol.com>:
> It's a bit of a mistaken idea that the issue with H bombs is their
> "plans".
> The method of making an H bomb is widely known.
> The problem is not the blueprints.  It's creating the necessary
> equipment in order to enrich the uranium in the first place.  Not a
> cheap thing to do.  Everyone however knows *how* to do it.

No thats the A-bomb (and even then explosive lenses are
problematical). H-Bomb plane still contain significant elements of
speculation. The various failed attempts to construct them suggest
it's not that easy.



> The entire argument about keeping the names of kidnap victims secret to
> me is flat.  I do not see the logic behind the belief that it will
> preserve their lives in any way, for example.

Well this time around 3 civilians died. Not sure if that counts as successful.


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geni