what were they waiting for. how many domestic cells have we broken up? 2 or 3? you never hear about any arrests, the idea seemed to be to watch them all and gather intel in the hopes of expanind the net. OK, I can accept that, but at some point you have to bust them before they act. so if that's what is happening, good.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1045619/posts "New Chinese Missile Threatens U.S."
newsmax.com ^ | Dec. 18, 2003 | Charles R. Smith
Posted on 12/23/2003 12:22:56 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
"New Missile Can Reach American Cities"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence officials are quietly confirming that China has deployed its newest long-range missile. The Chinese army now has up to 12 Dong Feng 31 (East Wind) missiles, which can deliver nuclear warheads against America.
"China now has approximately 36 intercontinental missiles that can hit the United States – 24 older CSS-4 missiles and up to 12 new Dong Feng 31 missiles," said Col. Larry Wortzel, vice president of the Heritage Foundation.
"The Dong Feng 31 missiles can reach Alaska and the western U.S. China has also tested the Dong Feng 31 with multiple warheads," stated Col. Wortzel during a recent Washington conference on missile defense.
The new Dong Feng 31 (DF-31) missiles are attached to the 80304 Unit of the Second Artillery Corps. The 80304 Unit is headquartered in Luoyang, Henan province. Its older CSS-4 missiles can strike targets throughout the United States and Europe.
The new Dong Feng 31 missile can be armed with a single H-bomb with a yield of over 3 million tons of TNT. A single DF-31 missile armed with the huge H-bomb could destroy any major U.S. city including Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle.
Recent Chinese tests have shown that the DF-31 can be armed with multiple warheads. The Chinese test-fired a DF-31 armed with three small dummy nuclear warheads. The smaller warheads are based on a stolen U.S. design. Each warhead has the destructive power of 100,000 tons of TNT, or five times the size of the Hiroshima bomb."