A number of websites have included compilations of nuclear weapons information gleaned from literature elsewhere in the public domain.It is important to note that, even if a user of the World Wide Web does not know the specific location of a website containing bombmaking information, such data can easily be located with a search engine. .
Forexample,A website http://people.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm provides full detailed information about the physics that makes a nuclear bomb so powerful, how nuclear bombs are designed and what happens after a nuclear explosion. .
A report on the availability of bommaking information had been prepared by United States Department of Justice as required by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death penality Act of 1996 submitted to the united states house ofRepresentatives and the states senate.This report can be found at www.cybercrime.gov/bombmakinginfo.html .
As explained in this Report, it is determined that anyone interested in manufacturing a bomb, dangerous weapon, or a weapon of mass destruction can easily obtain detailed instructions from readily accessible sources, such as legitimate reference books, the so- called underground press, and the Internet. Circumstantial evidence are suggests that, in a number of crimes involving the employment of such weapons and devices, defendants have relied upon such material in manufacturing and using such items. Law enforcement agencies believe that, because the availability of bombmaking information is becoming increasingly widespread over the Internet and from other sources, such published instructions will continue to play a significant role in aiding those intent upon committing future acts of terrorism and violence. .
The report also gave evidence, After the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing, the Justice Department's Criminal Division, explained that guides for the manufacture of explosives are readily available on the Internet, in bookstores and even in public libraries.