Two European Nuclear Scientists Arrested as Al-Qaeda Suspects

Nabbed working at one of the most sensitive nuclear facilities in the world, this huge story has received almost no press.
October 13, 2009
by Annie Jacobsen

Last week I was in Las Vegas attending a banquet honoring retired intelligence officers, many of whom once worked for the CIA. Some of the guests were still active. Others currently work for the Department of Defense. There were four of us from the press.

I got to chatting in a three-way conversation with a former U-2 pilot and a current defense contractor who frequents the Pentagon (and therefore asked to remain anonymous).

“What’s going to happen if al-Qaeda gets their hands on WMD?” the pilot asked. the rest