From: (Peter Stickney)


Hardly "Suitcase Nukes". More like "Steamer Trunk Nukes" or
"Footlocker Nukes". Our smallest nuke, the Small Atomic Demolition
Munition, wasn't really amenable to being carried about like luggage.

Doesn't really matter how tiny (or big) the things are. If they fit in an SUV
and can be left on the street and detonated like a regular car bomb, they will
suit Al-Qaeda's purpose

I think the term "suitcase nuke" just refers to an free floating small sized
demolition munition that can be used independent from some type of delivery
system such as an aircraft or artillery piece.
Dave