Possibility of al Qaeda having Nuclear Weapons from Pakistan

There'd be so much fat in the skies it'd be raining blubber for weeks.

Its fairly easy to track nuclear weapons and nuclear materials back to their source. If it turns out they came from Pakistan and was deliberate I would not be surprised to see a nuclear strike on Pakistan tbh.

Its easy. You rig a charge with some nuclear material. Dirty bomb done. Over 50 years tens of thousands will die of cancer due to the slight increase in background radiation.

we used to fear biological weapons. then some guy dropped some sarin gas in the underground and even there where it had been thought the rushing tubes would help the gas spread hardly anyone died. the gas just stayed where it was and then very slowly safely dispersed.
i think the same with dirty nuclear bombs. the radiation wouldn't travel anywhere. so yes, if you were unlucky enough to be on the street it went off on, pretty bad. but a block away and no problem, everything will be peachy.

I would be, as would anyone with any knowledge of diplomacy or even common sense. What would a nuclear strike on Pakistan possibly achieve (other than mass civilian death and universal hatred towards the US from across the entire globe - muslim country or not).

The chances of a terrorist organisation having a viable nuclear device are beyond remote.

It does not matter if it was a Muslim country. If Pakistan Deliberately allowed nuclear material fall into terrorist hands we would see massive retaliation from the US in one form or another

That form NOT being nuclear strikes. As I said, what on earth would it achieve? Absolutely nothing except increasing the world wide hatred of America - and probably increasing the threat of terrorism America currently faces.

I don't think they would care if there had been a nuclear attack on US soil

Yes they would care. Have you stopped to think about this? America declaring war - conceivable. America striking military bases - conceivable. America dropping a nuclear bomb - why?

I'm sure the average American on the street would call for it, but despite what it may seem, the people in charge won't make ignorant, knee-jerk revenge attacks.

You say that. But then you look at Bush. Afghanistan could be seen as a knee jerk reaction. An ill thought out one at that

Not necessarily, Vlad.

I watched a film/documentary a few days ago called (as I remember) Countdown to Zero; it was about Nuclear Weapons and the threat of Nuclear War and Terrorism.

They commented on how easy it would be to get Weapons-Grade Plutonium via an example of a simple Russian worker who walked into a Submarine Base, through a hole in the fence, opened up an unlocked wooden shed and made away with a half-sphere of WGP. He actually ended up giving it back, if I recall the outcome correctly.

If it was that easy for a simple man, I can't see it being too hard for Al-Qaeda; especially if some Russian Arms nut was doing the selling.

I'm not saying they do, and I'm not saying it would be that easy, and I'm not saying this is an account that could be repeated; but beyond remote? I don't think so.

Hopefully, it is remote, and we're safe.

Using plutonium to make a nuclear bomb is far harder than using uranium given that it requires an implosion design. I wouldn't be concerned with a non-state terrorist group having a chunk of plutonium as long as they were focused on creating a nuclear bomb rather than a dirty bomb. Enriched uranium is the big concern.

It does not matter if it was a Muslim country. If Pakistan Deliberately allowed nuclear material fall into terrorist hands we would see massive retaliation from the US in one form or another

Theres a possiblity the usa could do a false flag attack again on a massive scale.

9/11 and operation northwoods ect.

Still cant believe what they were planning for operation northwoods.People actually trust that goverment lol