[thefactor]

although the threat should be taken seriously, most of the fallout from a nuclear device detonated in the US will be purely psychological. there will most likely not be enough radiation to kill too many people. they would take more people with a large conventional bomb and that is what they are looking to do.

[Man50D]

although the threat should be taken seriously, most of the fallout from a nuclear device detonated in the US will be purely psychological. there will most likely not be enough radiation to kill too many people. they would take more people with a large conventional bomb and that is what they are looking to do.

Do you have specific knowledge of how many kilotons a terrorist may use in a nuclear bomb? Are you a with an intelligence or law enforcement agency that is privy to this information? Do you have a source inside one of these agencies who is relaying the information to you?

Your statement is merely conjecture barring anyone of the above circumstances.