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If a terrorist group got a weapon or materials, could they get expert help making it work?

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If a terrorist group got a weapon or materials, could they get expert help making it work?

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Yes. It has long been recognized that the hardest part of producing a nuclear weapon is acquiring the nuclear materials. The rest is engineering. Russia continues to maintain a huge nuclear complex employing thousands of underpaid, demoralized people. Surveys show that more than 80 percent of this technologically advanced population make less than $50 a month, and that 14 percent would be willing to do military work “for others.” It would take only a few of these experts to make a terrorist’s nuclear fantasy come true. But could a stolen and jury-rigged weapon get into the United States? Despite their best and heightened efforts, U.S. Customs officials acknowledge that there is no way to check every ship, plane and cargo container that arrives here every year. With more than 16 million containers to check, and more than 12,000 miles of coastline and 14,000 airports to control, the sheer magnitude of the task suggests that there is a reasonable chance a bomb could get through. Ask any d

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