AQ has been defeated in a profound way. They have been saying for 7 years how they were going to get us here, in Afgan, Iraq, etc. and they have been crushed. They have lost almost all credibility, so that chatter about nukes is unsurprising.
Some intelligence insiders say it is possible that some terror cells may have inoperable Russian warheads. However, it seems likely that if they had working warheads, they would have used them by now. It doesn’t make sense to “hold back” weapons while the odds of detection increase over time.
The warheads also have a SERIOUS "Best if used by..." date. They need periodic maintenance.
Last week there was posted a gloating picture of DC having been nuked.
My reponse post was that we are pefectly capable of writing Fantasy as well, and I outlined some scenarios of devastion in the Mideast.
Allow me to add to those:
"Few events in History raised so much worldwide condemnation as the post-Washington DC blast "Mosque Massacres", when two hundred million American Gun Owners simultanteously lost their tempers. The death toll will never be fully known, as Operating Engineers and Construction Workers added their heavy equipment to the demolitions and mass burials."
We can write that stuff too. Of course, it's just fiction. Just like them nuking DC.
If they wish to make it reality, than so be it.