Huh? Did you read what I wrote? I was simply making a case that if Al Qaida had nukes in the country, they would take a huge risk by sitting on them because they could be discovered.
My point about the border crossing (and the subway) was that detectors can find miniscule amounts of radiation. Even if they were smuggled in before 9/11, the fact we're looking for them now and the way we're rolling up terror networks make such inaction risky too.
I'd rather you address what I wrote rather than insulting me.
Finding them would be akin to finding a needle in a haystack, IMHO. This is a pretty gigundo country, with a lot of square miles. All they'd have to do is find a nice farmhouse in the middle of nowhere..you think we'd find them? Nope! (Incidentally, there was a rumor that they had cropdusters stored this way, planning for a bio attack that hasn't occurred YET).
Interesting that NEST was deployed a few months post 9/11, though. And a lot of stories since then about really, REALLY low plane flights over DC by military craft. NEST teams probably aboard. Would be logical/likely.
Also - it's pretty well known that in the 60s, the Ruskies had small nukes in DC at the Russian embassy. Also that tactical nukes were produced by both the Russians AND the US (google it). These are highly portable, 10 KT+ (size that we hit Hiroshima with). They only weigh 150'ish lbs, so can be transported fairly easily.
Key thing to remember here - we're not talking about traditional nuke warheads, but something that is suitcase sized and VERY portable.
I'd actually be QUITE shocked if they DON'T have them here - I mean..wide open borders, fall of the USSR and "anything" for sale, etc. And if it isn't AQ that has them, it's the Russian Spetnaz, Koreans, Chinese, etc. BANK ON them being used in the opening salvo of the next major War - they are designed to take out Command & Control, ensure chaos, etc. And we probably have our own deployed in Russia, China, etc. for the exact same purpose.
Think Strategy here, gang. It's pretty obvious if you're on the other side planning for the "long term".