Suitcase Armageddon
Suitcase Nukes, hopefully not coming soon to a theater near you.
Given that 21,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana are smuggled into the country each day, how hard would it be to smuggle a softball-sized lump of HEU on one of the 30,000 trucks, 6,500 rail cars or 50,000 cargo containers that arrive every day?
Oh. Shit. HEU stands for “highly enriched uranium.” That can’t be good in a bomb, can it?
September 1st, 2004 at 7:38 am
Ah, it’s so refreshing to return to familar 80’s style paranoia. Boxcutters? Airplane turning into missiles? But mushroom clouds are something I can relate to. Hopefully Fox is gonna remake ‘The Day After’. Actually there would have to be some reality spin on it.
“We convinced this simple, unsuspecting family that a suitcase nuke was about to be detinated in their city. Now watch as they lose their minds and scramble for cover. Were giving the most selfish, most freaked out member of this family Ten Thousand Dollars for the most absurd behavior in the face of impending nuclear doom…”
September 1st, 2004 at 1:49 pm
How about taking it a step further? Pick a near deserted city, say Augusta, Ga. and pick 10 terrorist groups to compete. The first group to successfully dirty bomb the city wins a million dollars, and 100lbs of fissile material, and a no-bid contract with Al Qaeda. Fo shizzle!