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Pastimes : Nostradamus: Predictions
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To: Richnorth who wrote (1240)8/10/1999 8:44:00 PM
From: Andrew Martin   of 1615
 
Well, I suppose it could be assembled but reassembling a nuclear bomb and repacking plutonium into the bomb's core might be a bit beyond a terrorist's capability. Don't forget plutonium is quite radioactive and requires special handling, even when encased in a warhead. In the Army the minimum distance allowed to a Pershing II warhead by security forces was 30M. Due to the radioactivity the handlers and technicians would work in shifts to transport and install a warhead on a missile.

I think if the SF-ers do attack Bin Laden in order to capture the 20 warheads they're going to find a lot of sick and weak terrorists. The longer the terrorists hold onto them the sicker they'll get. The real threat is if they pass them on to someone else, like North Korea say.

I'm really not worried at all about nuclear terrorism. Unless a ballistic missile is used IMO the chances of pulling it off are miniscule. And if they do, what's the cost? N.Y.C., L.A.?............. Yawn.
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