Oh I think if they can do a nuke, and convince themselves they can get away with it, they would go for that first. I just happen to think they will be able to go the biological route sooner, and will overstep in the process, thus provoking the reaction.

American tendency to be slow to rile and hesitant to fix problems before they become awful is rightfully seen as a weakness by our enemies. However, they overestimate “slow to rile” as “cannot be riled”. It seems to be a characteristic analytic weakness of facist and communist dictators alike. They can’t resist the urge to invade Poland, when waiting five years and building up would be a more effective option (strategically). By the way, I think this is also true of Europe, yes, even “Old Europe”. It’s been hidden because of the USA underwriting of European defense, but it’s still there.

The solution? Drink distilled spirits until the surrender monkey democrats find themselves fighting Islamic terrorists in their own neighborhoods.

The only reason I believe it will be nuclear is that I think the drama and spectacle of atomic destruction will be irresistible to apocalyptic Jihadists. People dying by illness, no matter how catastrophic the results, just doesn’t have the same impact to those who thirst for catharthis through extreme violence.

Look at Iran’s rhetoric vis a vis Israel. They could probably introduce a lethal pathogen into Israel tomorrow, but it’s always firestorm and whirlwind with these folks.

I would more likely suspect bioterrorism as the MO of radical earth-first types bent on the destruction of humanity while leaving the rest of the ecosystem intact.

Maybe so. People like you told me the same thing in the late 90s when I warned that Islamic fundamentalists would strike the USA within a few years. I was only surprised by the method, as I erroneously assumed that they had “suitcase” nukes.

It didn’t take a genius to see it coming. Only someone willing to take them at their word. However that was not, and amazingly still is not, a popular position.

Once Iran has proven that they can obtain nukes without America stopping them there will no longer be any constraints on any nation from developing them. And develop them they will.

I think reasonable people can extrapolate the odds of a rogue nuke eventually falling into the hands of terrorists, or even being deployed by the government of a nation engripped in an apocalyptic radical Islamic vision. Particularly one emboldedned by the seeming weakness and degeneracy of the West.

So, if we do sustain an act of nuclear terrorism (which, if we do not preempt Iran’s attempts to aquire nukes is almost certain) you will be rightly viewed as at the very least a useful idiot and enabler, and quite possibly as a traitor to your nation. Which may or may not even matter to you.

Paul,

Or something equally nasty. Right now, I’d put my money on a bioterrorism attack. I’d say the nuclear power is mainly intended to deter the response to the bioterrorism.

Wolverine,

And when it happens, the the donkey appearance will go away. I can live with false perception. On the other hand, those that *are* asses will probably still be in that same state. A few like you manage to change, but I’m not holding my breathe.

I also read after 9/11 that what brought those buildings down was the equivalent of a small nuke, so we’ve already been nuked in a sense.

Lesson from WWII, said by a Jew (was in the camps) around 1947 when asked what he learned, “When someone is trying to kill you, believe him.”

They’ve been telling us for decades. Why do you refuse to listen?

Well, fortune teller, until the “inevitable” happens, you’re going to look like an ass.

“Winning the cold war was only possible because we eked it out while the lessons of WWII were still undeniable to the majority of the leadership. Now, there are too many people that look at the cold war as the template, rather than the result. It will take a real threat for them to learn more about history.”

This is further compounded by a large and very noisy contingent who look to Viet Nam as the template. Their effect is further amplified by their hold on the media, arts, and education

But it’s true. It’s almost inevitable now that an act of nuclear terrorism will take place. No one knows what will follow, but I think it’s safe to say that the the pacifists and pinkish types will fair poorly.