Peace 22 Sept 2005 6:29 PM: "It's the material to "fission" that has so far been difficult to acquire".

Bingo.

However, Mr. Bush, as I've pointed out before, is doing his level best to make it easier to acquire nuclear material (there's even a thread on it). In his infinite wisdom he has discontinued 2 programs to secure nuclear material in Russia. Why?--because the US firms involved don't want to pay workers' compensation.

Just by itself, this is a good candidate to have him impeached, convicted and removed.