[Mossad1967]

The new details of the government's search for a dirty bomb help explain why officials have used dire terms to describe the reasons for the nation's fifth "code orange" alert, issued on Dec. 21 by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. U.S. officials said they remain worried today -- in many cases, more concerned than much of the American public realizes -- that their countermeasures would fall short.

"Government officials are surprised that people [in the United States] aren't more hyped about all this," said one source familiar with counterterrorism preparations.

Even now, hundreds of nuclear and bioweapons scientists remain on high alert at several military bases around the country, ready to fly to any trouble spot. Pharmaceutical stockpiles for responding to biological attacks are on transportable trucks at key U.S. military bases.

Doesn't that make you feel all warm inside???

[JustPiper]

to scour five major U.S. cities for radiological, or "dirty," bombs

Well, Mossad my 1-2 dozen of suitcase nukes is not to far-fetched I guess ;(

[Domestic Church]

" Pharmaceutical stockpiles for responding to biological attacks are on transportable trucks at key U.S. military bases."

Any simple way to protect motors from an EMP?

[jerseygirl]

Mt friends think I'm off my rocker for worrying about terrorism.