Former CIA Director Hayden: Al Qaeda Will Use Nuclear Weapons If They Have Them

Photo: Former CIA Director Michael Hayden

Hayden: Al-Qaida Would Use Nuclear Device -- Newsmax

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said the agency has taken it as “a matter of faith” that if al-Qaida obtained a nuclear weapon, they wouldn’t hesitate to use it against the United States.

“If they had the ability, they would do it,” he told Newsmax.TV in an exclusive interview.

“Now as a practical matter, if you’re asking me in my professional persona, it’s weapons of mass destruction they’re after. It’s probably easier for them to work with chemical or biological weapons than with a nuclear device.

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My Comment: Fortunately for us .... wishing for something is not the same as having it. For Al Qaeda they have made their intentions clear a long time ago, but to get their hands on a nuclear weapon systems is far more difficult than what they had originally contemplated. If they do get their hands on a nuclear device, it would be because of a foreign government's involvement .... but I can guarantee you that the consequences for such an action will be suicidal for them.