U.S. terror expert says nuclear risk low

Source: AP

SINGAPORE - Terrorists have little chance of obtaining enough fissile material to make a nuclear bomb, but governments must remain on guard against the possibility, a top U.S. expert said Friday.

Only about 18 pounds of highly enriched uranium — far too little to make a nuclear device — is believed to have leaked into the global black market, said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for nonproliferation at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.

"This is the classic low-probability, high-consequence danger," he said.

Fitzgerald, the State Department's former deputy assistant secretary for nonproliferation, spoke to reporters ahead of the institute's annual meeting of defense chiefs and scholars in Singapore.



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and that's really sad.

Exactly true, Bush and the CIA would plant a 'dirty' bomb somewhere and detonate it
and blame the 'terrorists' and declare martial law.
The only way a nuke would get into anyone elses hands is if a country like Pakistan or
India let their guard down
I dont think these so called 'terrorists' have a science lab in their 'bat caves'......

I could envision * 'allowing' a terrorist group to get their hands on a low-yield nuclear device. That would be pretty much what he needs to "justify" cementing his hold on power, declaring martial law, suspending various parts of the Constitution, postponing elections, etc.