New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reaffirmed comments made by senior police officers and politicians earlier this year that it will take at least a generation to stem al-Qaeda-inspired terrorism."We are in a generation-long battle against terrorist, against al-Qaeda-inspired terrorism and this is a battle for which we can give no quarter," Prime Minister Brown said.Meanwhile, two new reports published this year conclude that terrorist groups are capable of constructing crude nuclear devices which could cause widespread damage and disruption to national infrastructure. For details click on:
http://www.ewi.info/tempPDF/tn7.pdf
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/434/
On 25 July Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper, the US undersecretary of defense for intelligence, warned the US Congress that Al Qaeda is continuing to plan attacks against the United States and is seeking nuclear and other unconventional arms for the strikes.
