Al Qaeda and suitcase nukes

[Sean Wilson]

What should be made of claims such as these:
   
  http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/7/13/171536.shtml

  Is there any good reason to believe that Al Qaeda has suitcase nuclear devices, or is this just propaganda? I had always taken this concern to be futuristic or aspirational. If such a situation were true, given the recent message from Bin Laden last week, wouldn't the terror threat level be elevated right now? Moreover, does the government have a plan if such a scenario were to transpire? That is, is there a doctrine that we have announced that specifies what we would do if cities were simultaneously nuked (something like the Monroe doctrine, only for a nuclear attack)? I wonder what people on this list think our response should be. In terms of game theory, what options exist as a consequence that prevents this?  
   
   


Dr. Sean Wilson, Esq.
Penn State University
		
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