[calex59]

But then what? That's always been my question. While we have the technology to determine where the isotopes were developed, if the nuke is not sent my missle or dropped by aircraft (easily tracked), we may not be able to pinpoint the persons responsible if comes in a ship container or by other clandestine means. I'm no expert...just going what I read on the Internet and hear. So then who do we retaliate against? That's why I believe we should pull much of our resources out of of Iraq and Afgan, and carpet-bomb and use our nastiest BLU's or tactical nukes against NK, Iran, Syria, and others we know to be potential WMD's future threats. I wouldn't mind seeing Saudi Arabia go up 1,000,000 degrees either except for reasons stated below.

Gonna have to agree with you on this. All N Korea would have to do is build another one of these "tiny" 20 KT bombs(I can't believe some of the statements I have seen today on FR concerning the size of this nuke)on a ship, send it into NY harbor and Blam, part of NYC and many people vaporized, not to mention the radiation and the fire deaths. With all the evidence turned to powder who would be retaliate against?

[Steel Wolf]

With all the evidence turned to powder who would be retaliate against?

The powder is the evidence. The signature of the device can be analyzed and the origin can be determined in hours. At least, the point of construction could be determined.

If nuclear weapons go up for sale the way that MiGs and Blackhawk helicopters are, then where it was built matters a whole lot less than who set it off. That's the real danger of when nuclear arms become so common they're 'just another weapon'.