Bin Laden wants nukes: Canadian intelligence
Jim Bronskill
Canadian Press
November 3, 2004
OTTAWA (CP) - Canadian spies have been pondering one of the more chilling questions of the post-9/11 era: Does Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida have briefcase-sized nuclear weapons?
A newly obtained intelligence report examines the intriguing notion and concludes that whatever the answer, the terrorist network is intent on acquiring nuclear means. The assessment revives concerns that emerged as early as 1992 when Stanislav Lunev, a former Russian military intelligence officer, claimed his country's intelligence services had lost many of the portable, backpack-style devices, which weigh about 55 kilograms.
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http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=129fbafb-8c34-427c-b924-3d42aae69727
OK, so..we waited patiently for the reported new UBL tape to come out today.
Where in the heck is it? Or is there even "really" a new tape?
(I read that Al Jazeera was asked to embargo it for 24 hours, but that was yesterday..)
BTTT!