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	Cobalt bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A cobalt bomb, a type of salted bomb, is a form of nuclear weapon originally proposed by physicist Leó Szilárd, in which the weapon's tamper is made of ordinary cobalt metal, rather than a second fissionable material like
		Co as a weapon of mass destruction, as the possibility of creating a dirty bomb to disperse this material might produce a swath of death downwind from it, over a significant area, as a terrorist attack.
		This is simpler than an actual nuclear weapon cobalt bomb, with a smaller range, though it is suggested that it could kill millions of people in a dense urban area [2] (although to reach a death toll this high would require exceedingly large and impractical amounts of material).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cobalt_bomb (649 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Cobalt
		Cobalt (IPA: /ËkÉÊbÉ’lt/) is a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal, a chemical element with symbol Co.
		Metallic cobalt commonly presents a mixture of two crystallographic structures hcp and fcc with a transition temperature hcpâ’fcc of 722 K. Common oxidation states of cobalt include +2, and +3, though +1 is also seen.
		The word cobalt is derived from the German kobalt, from kobold meaning "goblin", a term used for the ore of cobalt by miners, who thought it worthless and who found that it was poisonous and that it polluted and degraded other mined elements, mainly due to the arsenic and sulfur also found in the ore
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Cobalt (1056 words)

	Cobalt Information Center - chevy cobalt
		Metallic cobalt commonly presents a mixture of two crystallographic structures hcp and fcc with a transition temperature hcp→fcc half-life of cobalt 57 cobalt naphthenate of 722 K. Common cobalt atom oxidation states of cobalt include +2, and +3, though +1 is also seen.
		Cobalt is not found as a free metal and is generally found cobalt blue+irissalt and pepper shaker cobalt qube in the form of ores.
		Cobalt is usually not mined alone, and tends to be produced cobalt blue turtleneck in plus size as cobalt blue tarantula battle b-daman cobalt saber a by-product of physical properties of the element cobalt nickel and copper mining activities.
	www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Chemistry_Topics_Co_-_D/Cobalt.html (1160 words)

	AllRefer.com - cobalt, chemical element, Compound & Element (Compounds And Elements) - Encyclopedia
		The element is active chemically, forming many compounds, e.g., the series of cobaltous and cobaltic salts and the complex cobalt ammines derived from cobaltic salts and ammonia.
		Cobalt yellow, green, and blue are pigments of high quality that contain cobalt; another blue pigment, smalt, is made by powdering a fused mixture of cobalt oxide, potassium carbonate, and sand; these pigments are often used for coloring glass and ceramics.
		Pure cobalt metal is prepared by reduction of its compounds by aluminum (the Goldschmidt process), by carbon, or by hydrogen.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/cobalt.html (429 words)

	Hexapedia - Nuclear weapon (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Dirty bombs, similar to other enhanced fallout weapons of more technologically sophisticated design, are area denial weapons that can potentially render an area unfit for habitation for years or decades after the detonation.
		The cobalt bomb uses cobalt in the shell, and the fusion neutrons convert the cobalt into cobalt-60, a powerful long-term (5 years) emitter of gamma rays.
		Free-fall bombs: Early weapons were so big and heavy that they could only be carried by bombers such as the B-52 and V bombers, but by the mid-1950s smaller weapons had been developed that could be carried and deployed by fighter-bombers.
	www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/atomic_bomb (4293 words)

	hydrogen bomb - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		In an atomic bomb, uranium or plutonium is split into lighter elements that together weigh less than the original atoms, the remainder of the mass appearing as energy.
		The first thermonuclear bomb was exploded in 1952 at Enewetak by the United States, the second in 1953 by Russia (then the USSR).
		The theorized cobalt bomb is, on the contrary, a radioactively "dirty" bomb having a cobalt tamper.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-hydrogn-bm.html (840 words)

	Vault-C0 » Myths About The Doomsday Bomb & Cobalt-60 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Cobalt radiation products do not give off super-powerful radiation that cannot be attenuated by shielding, nor do such weapons have any unusual properties to distinguish them from regular nukes outside of the fact that the half-life of decay is much longer than expected, as long as five years in some instances.
		The reality of a truly apocalyptic nuclear war that included the use of cobalt salted weapons is that shelter inhabitants might have to stay as long as a year underground in some conditions.
		I can see people who do not have fixed shelters surviving a cobalt salted nuclear war if they were able to prepare a little in advance, say in an underground parking garage or similar shelter, with sufficient water/food or access to same and enough time to get their gear together.
	www.vault-co.com /index.php?p=19 (743 words)

	Nuclear weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
		Hydrogen bombs work by utilizing the Teller-Ulam design, in which a fission bomb is detonated in a specially manufactured compartment adjacent to a fusion fuel.
		Some weapons are designed for special purposes; a neutron bomb is a nuclear weapon that yields a relatively small explosion but a relatively large amount of prompt radiation; these could theoretically be used to cause massive casualties while leaving infrastructure mostly intact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nuclear_weapon (2836 words)

	Chevy Unleashes a Cobalt Bomb
		The model of which I speak is the Cobalt SS, the 205 horsepower (200 ft. lb of torque, too!) supercharged version of the Cobalt.
		But be darned if the new Cobalt SS isn’t a real, live car, well designed and built and a genuine indication that, if they can keep this kind of thing up, GM may be on track to return to its glory days.
		The attractive and sporty Cobalt is quite sleek and aerodynamic right from its smooth nose to that horrid wing on its bum.
	www.canadafreepress.com /car-reviews/chevrolet/chevrolet-cobalt.htm (1393 words)

	Cobalt-60 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Co) is a radioactive isotope of cobalt, with a half life of 5.27 years.
		Co is also the active isotope in a so-called cobalt bomb, a form of nuclear weapon.
		An example was the radiation accident from December 6, 1983, where a discarded radiation therapy source caused contamination of 5,000 metric tons of steel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cobalt-60_(isotope) (313 words)

	The Element Cobalt -- Cobalt Atom
		Co therapy machine (the "cobalt bomb") was built and first used in Canada.
		Cobalt is not found as a free metal and is generally found in the form of
		Cobalt is usually not mined alone, and tends to be produced as a
	www.worldofmolecules.com /elements/cobalt.htm (709 words)

	How Things Work - Question 487 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		A normal cobalt nucleus contains 32 neutrons and is known as cobalt 59 (for its 59 nuclear particles: 32 neutrons and 27 protons).
		When a neutron collides with a cobalt 59 nucleus, there is a substantial probability that the cobalt 59 nucleus will capture it and become cobalt 60 (for its 60 nuclear particles: 33 neutrons and 27 protons).
		A fusion bomb containing cobalt 59 could be expected to make lots of cobalt 60, which would then undergo this radioactive decay over the next few decades, releasing gamma rays as it does.
	howthingswork.virginia.edu /page1.php?QNum=487 (401 words)

	Whole lotta radiation going on
		The idea of a dirty bomb brings to mind the 1986 meltdown at Chernobyl, which spread tons of highly radioactive junk over a huge area, much of it still too hot for human occupation.
		Dirty bombs could also be made from radioactive isotopes used to sterilize food and medical equipment, to treat cancer, or for industrial or medical testing.
		Even though a dirty bomb, unlike a crude nuclear weapon, would not kill tens or hundreds of thousands, it could still be expensive.
	whyfiles.org /157dirty_bomb/2.html (1494 words)

	daily discovery: Cobalt bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		A variant of a fission bomb where cobalt is used instead of normal fissionable elements like U-235 in the bomb's design.
		Cobalt when bombarded by neutrons transmute into cobalt-60 which is a strong emitter of gamma radiation.
		The half life of cobalt-60 fallout is around 5 years, which makes it an somewhat ideal weapon when compared to traditional nuclear bombs.
	users.tpg.com.au /sbian/2005/12/cobalt-bomb.html (92 words)

	Section 1.0 Types of Nuclear Weapons
		The fast fission of the secondary jacket in a fission-fusion-fission bomb is sometimes thought of, or referred to, as a "third stage" in the bomb, and it is in a sense.
		Bombs that are billed as "clean" bombs (a relative term) obtain a large majority of their total yield from fusion.
		Neutron bombs, more formally referred to as "enhanced radiation (ER) warheads", are small thermonuclear weapons in which the burst of neutrons generated by the fusion reaction is intentionally not absorbed inside the weapon, but allowed to escape.
	nuclearweaponarchive.org /Nwfaq/Nfaq1.html (6049 words)

	Key Issues: Nuclear Weapons: The Basics: Cobalt bombs
		Leo Szilard originated the idea of the use of Cobalt 59 in nuclear weapons in February 1950 to demonstrate that in theory it would be possible to build a weapon with the capability of killing everyone on earth.
		Cobalt 60 is an ideal radioactive isotope because it could be dispersed worldwide before decaying and its half-life would make this possible.
		However, the UK tested a bomb which incorporated cobalt as an experimental radiochemical tracer on 14 September 1957 at its test site in Maralinga, Australia.
	www.nuclearfiles.org /menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/basics/cobalt-bombs.htm (116 words)

	Nuclear Weapons
		When the bomb was detonated, the sphere would implode, or collapse inward, causing all the plutonium to fuse together, reach supercritical mass, and start the chain reaction.
		The idea of the cobalt bomb originated with Leo Szilard who publicized it in February 1950, not as a serious proposal for a weapon, but to point out that it would soon be possible in principle to build a single weapon that would kill everyone on earth.
		A thick cobalt metal blanket is used to capture the fusion neutrons to maximize the fallout hazard.
	hypertextbook.com /physics/modern/weapons (1126 words)

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		In fact, the cobalt bomb was possible within one year of the development of the US atomic bomb in 1945.
		A cobalt bomb is simply an atomic bomb surrounded by a layer of cobalt.
		Granted, a cobalt bomb based on a Hiroshima type bomb of "only" 15 kilotons would not have the power of the humanity-destroying 20 megaton Dr. Strangelove bombs, but it would still have lethal potential not only in the Indian subcontinent, but wherever winds might take the radiation.
	www.indybay.org /newsitems/2002/05/25/1293071.php?printable=true (306 words)

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		3/23/2006 9:49:24 PM I don't think anyone has built a Cobalt bomb (maybe secretly, so who knows?) because nobody really feels the need to make sure that a nuked area is uninhabitable 100 years after it was nuked, and it makes fallout much worse.
		There's no real reason to use a cobalt bomb because creating that much fallout after a nuclear attack doesn't really serve a military purpose and will make it much worse for you should the irradiated cobalt isotope blow your way.
		Cobalt naturally comes in the form of Cobalt-59, after a nuclear explosion some of the neutrons will bond into the Cobalt and form Cobalt-60.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/22-312.asp (374 words)

	TechnoFile drives the Chevy Cobalt SS
		But be darned if the new Cobalt SS isn’t a very nice car, well designed and built and a genuine indication that, if they can keep this kind of thing up, GM may be on track to return to its former glory.
		The attractive and sporty Cobalt is sleek and aerodynamic from its smooth nose to that horrid wing on its bum.
		Inside the Cobalt SS is a subtle and comfortable cabin that’s well appointed and efficient.
	www.technofile.com /cars/chevy_cobalt_ss.html (1378 words)

	cobalt bomb - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Cobalt (element), symbol Co, silvery-white, magnetic, metallic element used chiefly for making alloys.
		The atomic number of cobalt is 27; it is one...
		Cobalt (town, Ontario), town in Timiskaming District, eastern Ontario, Canada, near Lake Timiskaming.
	encarta.msn.com /cobalt+bomb.html (137 words)

	Cobalt Sulfate -- Recommendations and Resources
		Cobalt is located at 37°32'44" North, 90°17'19" West (37.545564, -90.288726).
		Cobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,221, and an area of 2.11 square kilometres.
		Cobalt Flux is based in the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area of the United States.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/33/cobalt-sulfate.html (757 words)

	Nuclear Weapons...Inanot.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Fission bombs derive their power from nuclear fission, where heavy nuclei (uranium or plutonium) split into lighter elements when bombarded by neutrons (producing more neutrons which bombard other nuclei, triggering a nuclear chain reaction).
		In general, fission bombs are powered by using chemical explosives to compress a sub-critical amount of either uranium-235 or plutonium into a dense, super-critical mass, which is then subjected to a source of neutrons.
		Weapons which have a fusion stage are also referred to as hydrogen bombs or H-bombs because their fusion fuel is often a form of hydrogen, or thermonuclear weapons because fusion reactions require extremely high temperatures for a chain reaction to occur.
	www.inanot.com /nuclearweapons.html (3701 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Dirty bomb' threatens U.S. with near terror attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In one scenario studied by the federation, the detonation in Manhattan of a dirty bomb, using a piece of cobalt stolen from a food-irradiation plant, would spread contamination over an area of about 300 city blocks and render most of the city uninhabitable for decades.
		A dirty bomb, however, could be built with an amount of radioactive material that could fit into a measuring cup — material that is all too plentiful throughout the USA.
		Two of the most common radiological sources that might be used in such a bomb are cobalt 60 and cesium 137, Both are used in medical equipment, such as X-ray machines, and food-irradiation plants.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002/06/11/bomb-usat.htm (2181 words)

	hydrogen bomb — FactMonster.com
		is, on the contrary, a radioactively “dirty” bomb having a cobalt tamper.
		The details of shock wave propagation and its effects vary depending on whether the burst is in the air, underwater, or underground.
		cobalt bomb - cobalt bomb: see hydrogen bomb.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0824719.html (711 words)

	Cobalt Bombs and other Salted Bombs
		A "salted" nuclear weapon is reminiscent of fission-fusion-fission weapons, but instead of a fissionable jacket around the secondary stage fusion fuel, a non-fissionable blanket of a specially chosen salting isotope is used (cobalt-59 in the case of the cobalt bomb).
		The idea of the cobalt bomb originated with Leo Szilard who publicized it in Feb. 1950, not as a serious proposal for weapon, but to point out that it would soon be possible in principle to build a weapon that could kill everybody on earth (see Doomsday Device in Questions and Answers).
		No cobalt or other salted bomb has ever been atmospherically tested, and as far as is publicly known none have ever been built.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Sciences/Chemistry/NuclearChemistry/NuclearWeapons/FirstChainReaction/TypesofNuclear/CobaltBombs.htm (684 words)

	TIME.com: Peacetime Bomb -- Nov. 19, 1951 -- Page 1
		The cobalt bomb was developed by Canadian atomic scientists and is the strongest radioactive source ever used for a peacetime purpose in any country.
		Wafers of cobalt the size of a 25¢ piece were put in the Canadian atomic pile at Chalk River, Ont. and left there for two years to be bombarded with neutrons and made highly radioactive.
		The cobalt bomb is 25 times as powerful as the world's biggest radium units (one at Manhattan's Roosevelt Hospital, the other in Belgium), and yet so compact that its rays are easily focused on a small area of the patient's body.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,857055,00.html (485 words)

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