The first clue came during Christmas, when low-grade uranium-238 was discovered in tunnels near a former al Qaeda base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. ... That the retreating fighters from al Qaeda and Afghanistan's Taliban regime chose to leave this behind when they took to the mountains fueled suspicion that their nuclear crown jewels went with them. ... One former Soviet GRU (military intelligence) agent says he knows for certain that al Qaeda possesses small atomic warheads. ... "Mossad [Israeli intelligence] reported that bin Laden bought tactical nuclear weapons from some former Soviet republics," he said. "They are not the suitcase-type bombs that people often refer to, but more the warhead-type munitions. These are the payloads of short-range missiles, torpedoes, and the like." He declined to elaborate. Feel the Terror... At least if they nuke New York I'll be able to see the mushroom cloud from where I live if its a clear day. TV just ain't the same, I'm sure.. |