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It's a scenario even more horrific than the Sept. 11 attack that destroyed the World Trade Center: Terrorists launch a nuclear strike on an American city. If a crude nuclear bomb were set off, as many as 100,000 people would be killed instantly within a 3-mile radius of the blast. Thousands more would die slowly of radiation poisoning. This nightmarish picture might be on the minds of many worried Americans in the wake of Osama bin Laden's statements that his al-Qaeda network has acquired nuclear weapons. There also have been reports that al-Qaeda members have boasted of plans for a “Hiroshima” against America. Full Story