Can Bin Laden destroy the US?

This is a particularily frightening headline and reminds us that all of our lives could be turned upside down in an instant. Will we have the faith to survive such a catastropic event? Will the bride of Christ even be here to witness such an event? The bible tells us that men will faint with fear in the last days. If the described event ever did take place, certainly it would make the "fainting" prophecy a reality.
http://www.newsmax.com/weyrich/Bin_Laden_Plans_Hiroshima/2008/07/17/113694.html