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Al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula have been designing body bombs that contain, as i said, no metal parts. so this has been a concern for some time. meantime, police in new york city have in place a security surge of their own, keeping a very close eye on all key transportation hubs in the city. there are a number of places that people can come into or out of new york city, the airports, train stations, the bus depot and the like. just in case terrorists want to try to stage some kind of attack m...

Much left him out on a limb. it was very expensive to keep him maintained and living here. his reputation had become very much a liability for the organization. the investigators is actually saying that perhaps they very much let him go and left him vulnerable and thats how eventually he was also found. on top of that, hes actually added that there must have been elements of, perhaps, former members of the pakistan spy agency that will have helped him here but has adamantly said indeed there are...

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The israeli strike hitting a workshop. >> iran doing a major about-face when it comes to nuclear talks. irans foreign minister now saying his nation will participate in talks with the six world powers in turkey but the news comes along with reports that irans program has almost expanded at a point where it can create nuclear weapons. jim walsh is an international security expert with the m.i.t. security studies program. jim, always good to talk to you. lets talk about these talks in turkey first...

The iaea was informed by the japanese authorities, that the explosion occurred outside of the people mary containment vessel, at unit one. and, the integrity of the vessel is confirmed. >> eric: what could happen next, could there be a full melt down? jim walsh is with the mit security studies program. welcome to fox news, this sunday morning, the report we got 20 minutes ago, there is excessive radiation reported at another nuclear facility, now. what does that mean and, how bad could the scena...

>> chris: if we are talking about this as a possibility. if this is within the realm of possibility, and they are at the last couple of lines of defense, running out of options, this is a serious situation. im still hopeful that we can manage it and, even if the worst happens it can be contained. but, you know, each day has been a new nightmare and if you cant rule it out, which we cannot rule that out as a possibility. this is serious business. >> eric: jim walsh at mit, thanks for your insight...

>> reporter: this into the newsroom, reports are coming in, the cooling systems are expected to be restored by early saturday and if they cant get the generators to pump the amount of water needed to cool down the reactor, you are talking about a melt down and that is the worst-case scenario and fuel rod casings can burst and exposing the radioactive core which could release intensive radioactive material, japan currently has 54 operating nuclear reactors, providing 30% of the countrys electrici...

Syria spell bad news for the u.s. and especially for israel? lets talk about it with international security expert jim walsh with the mit security studies program. jim, it is the first time that iran has sent these ships through the suez canal. why now? >> well, i think there are a couple of reasons. and they have more to do with politics than they do with security. iran is able to do this because they want to change the subject. they want to change the subject away from the problems theyre havi...

Pay no taxes the minister of defense is the head of military production. they own farms. they own businesses. they own industries. they are inextricably linked through privilege and perks to modern egyptian politics. how this plays out? will the military accept a more reduced role? will the united states push the military to accept a more reduced role in the new egypt? all these questions will bear centrally on our interests in this very volatile and complex region. jon: aaron miller has been an...

Can expect some more bombings by the masad as they try to knock off more iranian scientists. here is the amazing part about this virus. computer people who have looked at the computers colds says there are a few more poison pills to come that may make even worse the damage that has already been done to the iranian facilities that have set the program become now at least 3 years. gregg: if true its an amazing accomplishment. jenna: that report in the new york tpaoeupls doesnt offer definitive pro...