[Orangedog]

It was reported in the WSJ a while back that the Saddam has funneled oil for food money to a shipbuilding outfit that specializes in building trawlers. This is how they will get a WMD into America.

I'd say that if Saddam actually has nukes that they are probably already here. I wonder how much lead shielding it would take to conceal radiation from weapons grade U235 or plutonium from our satellites that are built to find this kind of material?

[eno_]

We probably use aircraft since there is no problem with permission to overfly our own terrirtory.

[bigfootbob]

My guess would be not much. 17 yrs. ago I worked for a company that won the contract to supply fire supression systems to Boeing Space new R & D building.

It was super high-tech for it's time and probably is still. I worked with the mechanical engineer's that installed the lead shielding and it was 3/8" thick.

I would bet the metallurgy advances has reduced the thickness and weight significantly. Even at 3/8" thickness a trawler could easily be outfitted to accommodate a "hot" cargo.