NYMHM Blog — November 22

As Nuclear As They Wanna Be
The jig may be up for nuclear non-proliferation. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “experts” say the technology is circulating amongst “smaller powers” and could initiate a new arms race. This comes on the heels of another article in the Chronicle, describing the potential effects of an act of nuclear terrorism in San Francisco. “Experts fear nuke genie’s out of the bottle”
San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 2004
“An attack on an American city by terrorists armed with a small nuclear device is an even bet within a decade, some say”
San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 2004
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A Popular Problem
Election results in the Ukraine are under fire. The opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, was leading by six percentage points in the exit polls, but lost 46-49 percent.