[stylin_geek]

By the way, I read the article about the Radioactive Boy Scout in Readers Digest a couple of years ago, and thanks for pulling it up again. Yes, refining nuclear material can be done with enough determination. However, since the terrorist world seems to have plenty of money, I think it is only a matter of time before they succeed in buying nuclear material suitable for their needs.

[Imal]

[...] I think it is only a matter of time before they succeed in buying nuclear material suitable for their needs.

Indeed, even U.S. government officials are beginning to say that. And unfortunately, it's true. The only way to at least delay the inevitable is with vigorous and ruthless preemption.

Although it's not getting a lot of ink right now (aside from tangential but important discussions about civil liberties), the U.S. government is, in fact, posturing itself to take the drastic sorts of measures needed when confronted by nuclear belligerents. At least, that's what I make of it.

Imal