[eno_]

The simplest way to get around both the permissive action links (i.e. "trigger locks") and the initiator shelf-life issues is to scavenge the HEU from one or more bombs and build a gun-type bomb. One would HOPE that our intelligence could tell if such an effort were under way, but if it was done with government help in Iraq or Iran, such an effort could have been hidden.

[Carry_Okie]

The simplest way to get around both the permissive action links (i.e. "trigger locks") and the initiator shelf-life issues is to scavenge the HEU from one or more bombs and build a gun-type bomb.

Doesn't this require some pretty hairy precision? Not exactly a garage shop operation.