ISIS Is Nuclear Capable (Dan 8:4)

  

Islamic State capable of buying nuclear weapons, security chief warns

By Cyrus Engineer / Published 1st June 2015

The terrorist group recently claimed it was “infinitely” closer to getting its hands on weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

And now India’s defence minister has said it is possible ISIS – who have vast financial resources – could buy a bomb.

Speaking at a security conference Rao Inderjit Singh said: “With the rise of ISIS in West Asia, one is afraid to an extent that perhaps they might get access to a nuclear arsenal from states like Pakistan.”
His chilling warning comes just a week after British hostage John Cantlie issued a similar threat in ISIS’ magazine Dabiq.

Mr Cantlie is said to have written: “The Islamic State has billions of dollars in the bank, so they call on their wilayah (local branches) in Pakistan to purchase a nuclear device through weapons dealers with links to corrupt officials in the region.”

The magazine article warns any WMD could then be secretly moved into the US.

The article says: “The Islamic State make no secret of the fact they have every intention of attacking America on its home soil and they’re not going to mince about with two mujahidin taking down a dozen casualties if it originates from the caliphate.

“They’ll be looking to do something big, something that would make any past operation look like a squirrel shoot, and the more groups that pledge allegiance the more possible it becomes to pull off something truly epic.”

ISIS is the world’s wealthiest terrorist group.

It is in control of large numbers of oil refineries in Syria and Iraq.

Banks in the Iraqi city of Mosul have also been raided.

ISIS also funds itself through the sale of rare treasures and antiquities from ancient ruins across their area of control.