You're still arguing for nuclear weapons that require periodic maintenance. That stands whether or not they're "suitcase nukes."
I am trying to say sucinctly that Al-Queda will use small low yield nuclear weapons, as soon as they have them and as soon as it meets their strategic needs. This is as soon as they have more than I.
Who would give them nuclear weapons? With what motivation? Al-Qaeda pretty much reviles everyone but themselves as "infidels." I don't know about you, but I'm not stupid enough to hand a lethal weapon over to someone who wants to see me dead.
Do you know how many COSCO and HANJIN and other foreign port sea containers, from all ofver the world, come into the downtown (loop) area per year. It has to be thousands. Do you know how many are inspected - NONE.
If, by "inspected," you mean "physically opened," it's about 5%.
However, the containers are 100% checked for radiation with extremely sensitive equipment (see below).
Let us all give the suitcase nuke argument a rest. A sea container can hold what? 10,000#? 10,00# buys a lot of shielding.
Unfortunately, the shielding necessary to evade modern detection devices is going to be well over that figure. There have been radiation alarms set off by shipments of floor tile, for God's sake!
let's face it we are going to disagree.
Plan according to your own conclusions.
No skin off mine.
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