Al Qaida Nukes in the USA

["jjcohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

>From the NewsMax Website: http://www.newsmax.com



  

Breaking from NewsMax.com



A new book written by a former FBI consultant claims that al-Qaeda not only has obtained nuclear devices, but also likely has them in the U.S. and will detonate them in the near future. These chilling allegations appear in "Osama's Revenge: The Next 9/11: What the Media and the Government Haven't Told You," by Paul L. Williams (Prometheus Books).



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Williams says his "intelligence" concludes the most likely means of attack would come in the form of a so-called "suitcase (size) tactical nuclear bomb."



"The chatter that everyone is referring to is coming from the nest in Pakistan, a virulent nest in Iran, the chatter is all about nukes being here....the best bang for the buck is nuclear, they (al-Qaeda) know that."



Such bombs are estimated to have an explosive strength of approximately "10 kilotons" and could weigh less than 35 pounds.



"With today's technology and the Internet, an experienced person could easily assemble such a bomb in his home garage," Williams explained.



A bomb of that strength could easily level Manhattan and spread lethal radiation throughout the NYC-Metro area says the author. "It (the nuke) could render Manhattan unlivable for 1,000 years," he estimated.



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I wonder if the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki realize that their cities will still be "unlivable" for another ~950 years? Given the quality of insight exhibited in his "unlivability" assertion, the credibility of rest of the information in William's book might also be considered  somewhat questionable.