[Sir_Humphrey]

Hiroshima killed upwards or 200,000 people and that bomb was 150 kiloton. Much bigger than the suitcase bombs your talking about, with a yeild of 10-20 tons.

Oh I see your point, by your math only tens of thousands, not millions, may die from a terrorist attack. A small price to pay don't ya think? But darn it we can hold our heads high when we attend those funerals.

Sorry but we are in a war. Government power was reigned back in after the Civil War, WWII, etc. A government's first goal is to protect it's people. Terrorism will not just go away- we can't use moral suasion on it. It has to be confronted and fought with whatever means are necessary

[ndt]

"Oh I see your point, by your math only tens of thousands, not millions, may die from a terrorist attack. "

This was in regard to a comparison of a terrorist with a nuclear device causing more deaths than the civil war.

Since nuclear bombs will NEVER GO AWAY, what you you suggest we do?.

[clawrence3]

I agree, and it is MILLIONS we are talking about (the top 50 most populous American cities account for more that 45 million people - how about even one "small" suitcase nuke in each one?)