Dirty Bomb: Weapons of Mass Disruption
by Gilbert King, Gil King
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Author: Gil King, Gilbert KingEdition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2004-03-31
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 140
Book Reviews of Dirty Bomb: Weapons of Mass Disruption
Book Review: Astonishingly Bad
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is so indescribably awful that it is actually funny, in the same painful way that watching "the office" is funny. It was written by someone who blends no knowledge of his subject, with a non-existent grasp of english grammar:- A lethal cocktail indeed. He also did not bother to engage the services of an editor, which presumably kept costs down, but which lead to some pretty troubling typographical side-effects. There is, I grant, an "editor's note" - which for some bizarre reason appears well into the book - but it is so clearly written by the author (no two people could actually write this way) that I would apply a pretty high discount rate to it.
The book is a random stream of disorganized and unrelated statements, is vastly repetitive, full of enormous contradictions (it either is, or is not easy to build one of these things - the book forcefully asserts it is both) and is padded out to a commercial length by vast chunks of utterly irrelevant material. It has the EXACT feel of a poor quality, sensationalist, high school term paper.
The only redeeming thing about this book is that the author frequently cites experts who actually do understand the subject and can speak in coherent sentences. Their observations are reasonably useful, but as another reviewer notes, all of this could be googled in about 30 seconds.
There is only one lesson to be gleaned from this book - the right timing of the right title can be very lucrative. Shame on the publishers for this disgrace. Perverse credit to Mr King for making a lot of money out of 20 minutes of internet research.
Summary of Dirty Bomb: Weapons of Mass Disruption
While newspapers carry stories about dirty bombs from time to time few readers know enough about these bombs to be scared. And scared they should be. The threat of a nuclear strike is more real than ever, and the government, while trying to do its best, is playing from way behind. Some experts even wonder if we should be spending less money on trying to prevent it, and more on trying to deal with one after it happens.This is an eye-opening investigation into the world of nuclear arms, radioactive machinery, and Al Qaeda terrorists. This book is filled with shocking revelations regarding huge security gaps, radioactive materials, missing nuclear arsenals, as well as the simplicity of technology needed to detonate what many experts have called "Weapons of Mass Disruption." Shocking stories include:
*In 1995 a 17 year-old Boy Scout built a working nuclear core in a shed in his parent's backyard
*In 1996 Chechen separatists planted a working Dirty Bomb in a Moscow park
*International intelligence recently uncovered the fact that the terrorists have a bomb-making school or network, which is easily transmitted via the internet
*38 missing Alazan warheads were modified to carry radioactive material by the Russian government, effectively creating the world's first surface-to-surface 'dirty bombs'
*In 1987 an exposed core of Ceasium 137 was left in a trash can in Brazil for three days -- hundreds were treated for ailments related to radiation sickness
*There are rumored to be 20 missing Russian nuclear suitcase bombs
*Recent studies show that the affects of a medium sized Dirty Bomb would wreak far worse financial and long-term physical damage than originally assessed
Includes: What Can You Do to Protect You and Your Family Protect Yourself During a Radiation Emergency - What to Do In Case of an Explosive Attack - Information on Potassium Iodide - What You Can Do to Prepare for a Terrorist Event
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