[Ben Mugged]

I think that if there was an error made by "24" it was in distracting the public by using the "myth" of a readily available suitcase nuke. If in fact they were available on the black market as implied, the triggers would have long since been rendered useless by nuclear decay. Other components are also subject to nuclear deterioration.

The more pertinent threat is from biological or chemical sources. Doesn't make for as good a TV story, but cheaper and easier to acquire and employ.

[TomGuy]

the triggers would have long since been rendered useless by nuclear decay.

Uhhhh. That's why they had to break the guy out of prison first -- so he could install the new trigger.

Geeezzzz. Get with the program.


LOL

[Sender]

If terrorists can get enough weapons-grade fissionable material, they can pay starving weapons techs or scientists to refurbish or create a new device. The terrorists don't have to know how, they only need money and fear to make others do it. All they would have to do is to kidnap the family of a knowledgeable person and hold knives to their throats, and they can probably get some uranium or plutonium with enough money. And they have a lot of money. So easy, a caveman with millions of dollars and a knife could do it.