Sec. of State Clinton Is Worried About Al Qaeda And Its Intentions To Acquire Nuclear Weapons Material

Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton speaks about the Nuclear Posture Review during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at the Pentagon, April 6, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

Hillary Clinton Fears al-Qaeda Is Obtaining Nuclear Weapons Material -- Times Online

Terrorists including al-Qaeda pose a serious threat to world security as they attempt to obtain atomic weapons material, Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, declared on the eve of a global summit in Washington to prevent a nuclear terror attack.

President Obama will call on the leaders of 47 nations today — the biggest gathering of heads of state by a US leader since the founding of the UN in 1945 — to introduce tougher safeguards to prevent nuclear material ending up in the hands of terrorists. As far back as 1998, Osama bin Laden stated that it was his Islamic duty to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction