The fear has been there since 911: terrorists will somehow get their hands on nuclear weapons. That could mean an actual big weapon, a suitcase nuke (rumors have swirled around in some quarters for several years that they may already have one), or some kind of “dirty bomb” that may not be as sophisticated as one of the bigger ones, but have a huge impact nonetheless.
And then there are the reports that a marketplace for nukes could be Russia or countries in that area in the world. Rumors? A reporter posed as a terrorist and look what he found out.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.