The Time report, outlined by Drudge, is simply scratching the surface. Ordinarily, the U.S. wouldn't beging taking such extraordinary preparations on a single report (even after 9-11), unless the source was deemed highly credible, or there was other reporting that hasn't been leaked to the press. My guess--and it's only a hunch--is that the stolen nuke possibility turned up in other intel reporting as well. The question now becomes what other intelligence data--if any--may have supported the alert, and what additional details was provided by this reporting. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the gov't knows more than it's telling the public.
Beyond that, the nuclear threat is clearly continuing. Keeping Delta and NEST teams deployed is (again) a very telling development. You don't keep those folks on hair-trigger alert for months on end without credible evidence of a possible nuclear terrorism threat.
One final thought: the Marine Corps has assumed a primary role in responding to potential domestic NBC threats. I know the Marines were conducting an "urban terrorism" drill in Little Rock last week. It would be interesting--and potentially instructive--to learn if any of the USMC's NBC teams were in Little Rock, and their travel patterns over the last 4-5 months.
Time's report represents the tip of the iceberg. Keep a close eye on this one, folks. There are more alarming details yet to come...
Thanks for you insight. I agree with you -- we're not being told everything but little bits of info are being fed to us. Cheney is still in hiding, shadow government operational, information being leaked. I think that the threat is serious or they wouldn't be risking crashing the NY real estate market. Of course, it could be Chicago.
Richard W.