Saturday, November 10, 2007

Suitcase Nukes Said Unlikely to Exist

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwJJ3yk-YLfoJWG9WQxjEVh44yMQD8SQTN8G3

Associated Press
10 November 2007

Suitcase Nukes Said Unlikely to Exist

By KATHERINE SHRADER

WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of Congress have warned about the dangers of suitcase nuclear weapons. Hollywood has made television shows and movies about them. Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency has alerted Americans to a threat - information the White House includes on its Web site.

But government experts and intelligence officials say such a threat gets vastly more attention than it deserves. These officials said a true suitcase nuke would be highly complex to produce, require significant upkeep and cost a small fortune. [...]

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