RE: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA

["Garner, William" <whgarn2@email.uky.edu>]

In my view, if Osama does have a nuke, please use it on the author...he

deserves it. 



William Garner



University Of Kentucky



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Subject: Al Qaida Nukes in the USA



 



>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).



                            <snip>



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.



                                        <snip>



 



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.