[Little Ray]

I'm skeptical, too.
If Al Qaeda had nukes they would have used one by now.
And nukes, especially small ones, are not “shelf-stable.” They take regular maintenance to get a good “Boom!” of ‘em. I don't know of any evidence that Al Qaeda has the knowledge or equipment to do this, especially once they are in place.

[Bobarian]

I suspect President Bush has made it very clear to Al Qaeda that if we are hit again on his watch, we will nuke Mecca and Medina. And then nuke the ashes.

[manapua]

Color me skeptical, too. Just based on the first sentence’s assertion. Chechen “rebels” had these? If they had acquired these devices I think they would have used them instead of sitting on them and having their @$%%^s handed to them during the course of the past decade.