are we headed toward a nuclear 9/11?. yes? no? can 9/11 happen again?
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Are we headed Are we headed toward a Nuclear toward a Nuclear
9/11?9/11?
Yes?
NO?
Can 9/11 happen again?
Why?Acquiring weapons for the defense of
Muslims is a religious duty. If I have indeed acquired these weapons, then I thank God for enabling me to do so. And if I seek to acquire these weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It would be a sin for Muslims not to try to possess the weapons that would prevent the infidels from inflicting harm on Muslims. —Osama bin Laden
http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/nuctutorial/chapter04_01.html
Al Qaeda’s Goal
• Abu Gheith a spokesman for Bin Laden and Al Qaeda claims they need to kill 4 million people (including children) to even things out.
Do we control the nukes?
• The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed 650 cases of illegal trafficking of nuclear materials worldwide between 1993 and 2004. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A9658740
Russia
Iran
North Korea
Canada?
How do we study Nuclear Terrorism?In this tutorial, we will focus on the threat of nuclear terrorism by investigating four key
questions:
What are nuclear weapons? How could terrorists acquire or build nuclear
weapons? Why would terrorists use nuclear weapons? How should the world respond to the threat of
nuclear terrorism?
http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/nuctutorial/index.html
Sources
• Harvard University School of Politicshttp://ksgaccman.harvard.edu/iop/events_forum_video.asp?ID=2683