It’s clearly waiting for its moment. I’m not sure what the target will be, and I’m sure nobody else knows either. The Islamists hate everybody in the “great powers” sphere: the US, the Russians, the Chinese.
I don’t think they’d waste their time on Europe, having effectively subdued it with the Madrid and London bombings, both low-tech but obviously enough to get their point across.
So in my opinion, the target is one of the three above. India might also be a possibility, because India was rather unbowed by the horrible attack a couple of years ago and the jihadis vowed they’d be back. However, I’m not sure India would be a big enough prize for them.
Israel is out of the question because Israel would shoot down an unidentified plane in a heartbeat and also has the technology to monitor its airspace down to the molecule.
Thinking strategically, what would give them the most bang for their buck? I think it would be something symbolic, but I’m not sure what.
BIG Nuclear Summit on March 24th.....
Could be a target.