>
> > This suggests that you have a profoun misunderstanding of
> the mechanics of
> > delivering nuclear weapons. First, how many of those
> drugs are coming
> > from the Middle East and Asia? More importantly, if
> smuggling is such a
> > cheap and efficient way of delivering a nuclear weapon,
> *WHY* are all the
> > rogue states on the planet vigorously pursuing more and
> better missiles?
>
> (snip)
>
> > This is, of course, as opposed to the current situation,
> where Iraq, Iran,
> > Pakistan, the DPRK, etc. have absolutely no desire to
> pursue nuclear-tipped
> > ballistic missiles. Yeah, triggering an arms race is a
> real risk here.
> >
>
> They are pursuing missiles they can lob into their
> neighbouring enemies - Israel,
> Taiwan, South Korea, India & Pakistan need defence against
> the above ballistic
> missiles. Americas enemies, many of whom are not even
> sovereign states, are
> unlikely to ever have hemisphere crossing missile capability,
> but they can all
> ship something to Mexico and slip it or ship it over the
> border from there.
> Incidentally, I'd be very surprised if a very large
> proportion of your drug
> imports don't come from SE Asia.
> Heroin statistics alone give a good idea...
> Year Mex SEA SWA SAm
> 1994 5 57 6 32
> 1995 5 17 16 62
> 1996 20 8 20 52
> 1997 12 8 7 73
> 1998 17 14 4 65
> OK - South West Asia isn't the middle east, but you get the
> idea. It certainly
> covers the sub-continent.
Certainly some drugs come from Controlled Countries. However, the is a
distinct difference between smuggling drugs and Nuclear Weapons. I think
that there are very few people, including our biggest enemies, that would
have serious issue with "patriots" who want to bomb America - but I suspect
few criminals who smuggle drugs have a moral problem with bringing in a
substance people demand and pay good money for.
It takes a large number of people to arrange to smuggle in something like a
nuclear, especially since the risk factor HAS to be close to nil,
considering that a nuclear weapon in the wrong hands is priceless. Tim
Mcveigh was able to perform a terrorist act, but it was his only known
partner in crime that ratted him out. He got caught.It only takes one person
to collapse such grandious plans and call the authorities.
Because of this, if I was a terrorist, I would not even consider nuclear
weapons, with there being so many other things to wreck havoc.
Nerd From Hell
>
> Russell Chapman
> Brisbane Australia
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