ET> That doesn't sound right.  Chemical explosives don't destroy mass
ET> either, do they?  It's just a release of molecular binding energy -- 
ET> achemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat.  I 
ET> thoughtthe mass was still all there.

I think what the term "mass destruction" really means is
"massive destruction"; large scale destruction.
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