[StockAyatollah]

Nukes would be his trump card, and his insurance policy. He may be threatening their use right now. Suitcase nukes ARE for real.

[Jthro]

If Bin Laden uses just one of his "suitcase" nukes, he would not be able to destroy the United States, but, you can be assured that every terrorist supporting regime and their inhabitants would cease to exist on this planet. Is he willing to pay that kind of price?