Nuclear Terrorism

Today, the Wall Street Journal has an article titled WHAT A SINGLE NUCLEAR WARHEAD COULD DO. It's written by Mr. Kennedy who happens to work on U.S. missile defense, so he would be classified as an expert. Mr. Kennedy tells us that the U.S. is totally vunerable to a nuclear missile attack from terrorists. Even worse, if this attack happens to be an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) nuclear attack...all things electrical could quit working. Anarchy and chaos would be the immediate result.

Mr Kennedy says;
"This is what is referred to as an EMP attack, and such an attack would effectively throw America back technologically into the early 19th century. It would require the Iranians to be able to produce a warhead as sophisticated as we expect the Russians or the Chinese to possess. But that is certainly attainable. Common sense would suggest that, absent food and water, the number of people who could die of deprivation and as a result of social breakdown might run well into the millions."

We also know what Iranian president Ahmadinejad has been saying, "Is it possible for us to witness a world without America and Zionism? But you had best know that this slogan and this goal are attainable, and surely can be achieved."

As far as I'm concerned, if America has even a slim chance that our country could be put back to horse and buggy days in the flash of an eye...then I would believe missile defense should be our number one priority. More important than the financial crisis, more important than global warming, more important than a General Motors bailout!

Read the full article here; http://sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB122748923919852015.html