What disturbed me more than the content, was the fact that I hadn't heard any of these specifics at all. Not on the net, not in email till two weeks ago when I got this, not on the radio, or TV, nothing. THAT is scary. And it sure appears to be credible, given cited specific people who made comments, and sources where the information came from, FBI Consultant Williams, A recent G2 bulletin and that some of the info came from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after he was captured.
The cousin's husband I got it from is constantly checking things on Truth of Fiction or Snopes or others, and he's constantly telling me things that are bogus and he's the one that sent it to me. I never get things from him that are bogus. That's why I thought I'd post it here, for those who hadn't read it. I didn't think those who had would let me know it. Not everyone has seen it. I hadn't, and I really keep plugged in during the week and hadn't seen this article. I was mostly disturbed by the prospects of it. VERY chilling.
IMHO, we've always assumed that whatever power or authority that might have control over WMD would have enough wherewithal to comprehend the consequences of their behavior with such devices. In situations where lessor authority had such power, it is generally viewed that if those responsible for their use are unreachable or incommunicato, then those higher in authority would recognize their importance and hold them accountable.
If we live in a world where small imam-led groups are able to control such power, then IMHO, we need an intelligence gathering capacity, perhaps amongst all powers and authorities to track those with such power and hold them accountable.
check out some of the FR "Threat Matrix" threads - they go back for years, covering lots of issues regarding terrorism issues in the US.
regarding some of the points your cousin made - soon after 9-11, there was a "tip" that one of these nukes was on its way to NYC. many people got the "tip", one of them being author Christopher Hitchens who went public about it (he didn't believe it).
the bottom line is this - an organization that had all these nukes this claim alleges, would be using them. even the weapons they used on 9-11 - they had to hijack them to obtain. why?
maintaining and hiding a real nuke is not an easy task. there is more to fear from a dirty bomb - you just need material and regular explosives to disperse it.
welcome aboard texaspatriot8