By a nuke I mean, at a minimum, a fission bomb, commonly called an Atomic Bomb.

Ever is a bit of a long time. Let's limit that to the next 25 years. Beyond that, technological change could make the question moot.

So, in the next 25 years, will terrorist get an A-Bomb?

If they do, what happens then? Remember that while not all terrorists are Islamic, the majority are, and the Islamic ones are the best financed.

I beleive that it is inevitable that the terroists will have a nuke before 25 years.

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Probably more of a chance of a 'dirty bomb.' Cheaper. Less damage, but more long term contamination. Terrorists seem have gone more to symbols, than casualities.

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It makes me sick to my stomach to think about it, but yes, I think it is only a matter of time.

Back in the 1960s I read an article in "Psychology Today" about the mind of a terrorist. I was surprised when the article spoke of the terrorist as thinkingin terms of the theatrical, with himself as the star. But since then I have observed that it is true. Terrorists are performance artists. They never think in military terms.

And we are lucky for that.

However, a nuclear explosion, a full-fledged atomic bomb, would be the ultimate in performance art.

Excuse me for being naive...but what is a "Dirty Bomb"?

A regular bomb with a lot of radioactive material surrounding it. When it goes off it spreads radioactivity, contaminating an area. I don't think this is as much a threat as is talked about. That much hot radioactive material would be a problem for the terrorists to handle and live long enough to transport and deliver the bomb.

Hi Thorn,

It is designed more to contaminate a very large area, rather than kill by blast. A nuke in a major city would kill, say 200,000 people by blast. A dirty bomb would throw more ratiation that in the long run would kill more.
Also the radiation from a dirty bomb would linger for a much longer time. Both would probably ruin a nice fall day.

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Hell, the next Democratic President will probably give them one. All in the interest of peace and fairness, you know.

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Thanks for the explanations