[Cleburne]

The holy grail for purchasers of nuclear weaponry is not, however, the small slabs of plutonium or enriched uranium that the petty smugglers are usually caught trying to sell; it is one of the 80 or so "backpack nukes" that were built for the Russian special forces during the Cold War.

These bombs were designed to be transported and activated by one man. They can deliver a one kiloton explosion - big enough to wipe out a small city. Gen Alexander Lebed, when he was Boris Yeltsin's defence minister, ordered an investigation into exactly where the "backpacks" were and who was looking after them. Yeltsin fired him before the investigation was completed.

Lebed remains convinced that the nuclear bombs have not been properly secured and could easily find their way on to the black market - and so into terrorist hands.

Makes you feel good... All the more frightening is the fact that we can do almost nothing about it, short of finding out where these things are-a difficult task at best. Makes a body glad to live way out in the woods.

[Uncle Bill]

Hi Cleburne. I was just reading your profile. 15 years old! I'm encouraged that you're involved, participating, gaining knowledge and searching for truth and justice. Homeschooler also! Keep your hand in His.

"Whole days and WEEKS have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer"
George Whitefield