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"These guys don't impress me as the rocket science type. I'm guessing low probability of nuclear attack."

You would guess wrong.

It is not a matter of IF, it is a matter of WHEN.

I would be very, very surprised if Bin Laden or some other group did not already have a weapon or the materials to make it.

I would not be surprised if one or more cells in place in the U.S. had one.

It does not need to be in a "suitcase". It could be rolled into town in a Ryder van. It could float into a port onboard a freighter.

And, BTW, I am a rocket scientist!

--Boris

Yes. You ARE guessing. One of the things that surprised me about the multi tiered and extensive Islamists networkS which I learned from Yossef Bodnsky's book on OBL ... is how many of the leaders had advanced degrees. Degrees from MIT, Harvard, Oxford ... you name it.

The leaders of these groups have either gone to the best schools in the west or come up through the ranks of para-military groups having survived dozens of conflicts and or terror attacks. Often both.

A third level of leadership are the mullahs or Imams. Only the smart ones make it to the top. Knowing this has also lead me to believe that for the leaders other than the religious leaders, this campaign is not as much about religion as it is about power. Religion is just necessary to unite Moslems across national boundries.

The other thing that amazes me is their level of dedication. Many of these guys have been going hard at it for thirty years or more. And it is not nationalistic fervor because their main focus is always Pan Arabic and or multi national. Why give over one's life to such a cause? I do not think it is religious fervor. It is not something that can be accomplished in a single lifetime. Even if accomplished, a united Islam would never hang together for more than a few years. I suspect a giant hidden hand behind the curtain. The same hand which caused fasicsm to spring up all around the globe in the '30s.

These guys don't impress me as the rocket science type. I'm guessing low probability of nuclear attack.

The guy who built the World Trade Center claimed that they could withstand the impact of a jetliner. He failed to consider that the burning jet fuel would lead to the collapse of the building.

Yet Mohammed Atta did.

That means that a Middle Eastern terrorist knew more about the structural integrity of the World Trade Center than the architectural firm that constructed it.

Plus, he could fly a 767 -- with precision.

The price was too high the first time: let's not underestimate their intelligence again.