[CWOJackson]

I'm not that concerned over the non-conventional weapons as some appear to be.

Look at the caliber of terrorists that have been sent to this country before. We had the World Trade Center people who used a simple but effective bomb (ineffectively placed) then went back to the rental dealership to get their refund.

We had the terrorist who tried to smuggle a car full of explosives into the U.S. from Canada and was so nervous he tipped his hand to a Customs Agent...again, bringing in relatively simple to use (not necessarily effectively) explosives.

The hijacks used box knives and had just enough flight ability to steer three of the four planes into their targets. Only one of those hijackers appeared to have the ability to coordinate this type of operation AND be a willing martyr.

With very few exceptions, the caliber of individuals used in these kind of attacks are such that they have the greatest potential for success with realitively simple weapons.

Biological, chemical and radiological weapons require a higher degree of training and ability to deploy, regardless of whether the terrorist is willing to kill themselves at the same time of not. These types of weapons often leave trace elements that make them easier to detect as well...particularly when dealing with the radiological.

Have any such weapons ever been used in Israel?

My guess, as suggested on other threads, is something not that far different then the original 9/11 attack. We know that at the same time those terrorists were learning how to steer a plane into a building, there were other's from the middle east learning how to drive semi trucks...and unlike airplanes, buying and concealing a truck isn't that difficult.

I am far more concerned with a tanker carrying 20,000 lbs (whatever the payload) of material...simple, easy for the typical martyr level person to operate, easy to hide within the hundreds of thousands of other semi's on the highway.

Imagine a tanker of gasoline exploded in a downtown interstate underpass beneath a city block. Or a tanker of material that releases toxic fumes.

I'm more of the opinion that this is where the threat lies.

[oceanview]

all very good points, except for the anthrax. they know how to use that.

[SauronOfMordor]

Imagine a tanker of gasoline exploded in a downtown interstate underpass beneath a city block. Or a tanker of material that releases toxic fumes.

It doesn't even need to be a suicide bombing. A sniper with mil-surplus 7.62NATO incindiary/tracer ammo, hitting gasoline tankers from concealment. Visualize that happening in NYC on a crowded street. Now imagine if they get to smuggle in a few RPG-7 rounds

[oceanperch]

Coming home from Florida in my youth I hitched a ride with a truck carrying radio active waste from Texas to the Arizona dessert where we went to dispose of it we got off and another man took it and drove underground while we were checked with gyger counters...a youthful exp. like I said..anyways the trucker told me that he had a route that was given to him to go through the parts of the city where the ghettoes and less populated areas were in case of an accident. I don't know if this is true for all hazardeous material is it? We did travel a route that was not the most pleasant of areas...he said he was a contract worker for the Govt...how true I don't know. Just know what my eyes saw.