Our New Old Enemies

We reject the evidence of the human enthusiasm for violence because it troubles us and undercuts the image we have created of perfectible Man. But violence has an undeniable appeal. Certainly for the otherwise disenfranchised, it is the only response left. Perhaps the psychologists are right that much violence is a cry for help. But what both of those arguments really say is that violence, however motivated, is gratifying and empowering.

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33 lbs. of U-235

This is what $5 million worth of weapons-grade uranium looks like. Thirty-three pounds. Enough to build a small atomic bomb.

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They found it 155 miles from Iraq.