(Washington Times) Bill Gertz - Recurrent intelligence reports say al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi has obtained a nuclear device or is preparing a radiological explosive - or dirty bomb - for an attack, according to U.S. officials. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has reported the nuclear threat in several classified reports distributed since December. The reported threat of nuclear terrorism comes amid other intelligence indicating that Zarqawi is planning an attack on the U.S. Still other intelligence says Zarqawi was planning a chemical weapons attack in Europe.
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