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> Nuclear weapons are hard to build True, but I said "building -- or buying" nuclear weapons. See generally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadeer_Khan#Nor
by dctoedt 13y ago
> Nuclear weapons are hard to build
True, but I said "building -- or buying" nuclear weapons. See generally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadeer_Khan#North_Korea.2C_Iran_and_Libya http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadeer_Khan#North_Korea.2...
> Even if Iraq had managed to obtain nuclear weapons, they had no way to deliver them anywhere.
The possibility of a nuclear weapon concealed in a container aboard a cargo ship was a non-trivial concern back then. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitcase_nuke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitcase_nuke.
Remember that Saddam Hussein was not exactly a model of transparency.
- mikeash 13y agoIt was clear that none had been purchased or were being purchased soon, either. Again, there's no rush. If and when it happens, then invade. Even the most strident proponents of invasion were talking about buying yellowcake, not ready-to-go nuclear warheads. That wasn't put forward as a possibility by anybody.