his al qaeda deputy ayman al zawahiri meet around a campfire in kandahar, afghanistan, with one of pakistan s top nuclear scientist. they discuss al qaeda s aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. the two apparently met, we referred to as the fireside chat, or had a dinner and talked about al qaeda s interest in nuclear bombs, where the al qaeda leader apparently was trying to gain some basic sense of what it would take. rolf larson. how hard this was and how difficult this was for pakistan. bin laden said if i had the material, then how i do build it? the pakistani scientist later confirms to u.s. officials that the meeting took place, and that he gave al qaeda leaders a pencil drawing of a crude nuclear bomb design. just one month after that meeting in kandahar, september 11th, 2001.
short clip, short preview. in august 2001 weeks before 9/11 osama bin laden and his al qaeda deputy meet around a campfire in kandahar, afghanistan, with one of pakistan s top nuclear scientists. they discuss al qaeda s aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. the two apparently met in what is referred to as the fireside chat or at a dinner and talked about al qaeda s interest in nuclear bombs where the al qaeda leader apparently was treeing gain some basic sense of what it would take. ralph mow et larson is a veteran u.s. intelligence officer. a famous question he apparently asked at the end of that meeting was after bashir was trying to tell him how hard this was and how difficult it was for pakistan, bin laden said if i have the material, then how do i build it? the pakistani scientist sulton bashir mahmoud later confirms to u.s. official that is the meeting took place and that he gave al qaeda leaders a
short clip, short preview. in august 2001 weeks before 9/11 osama bin laden and his al qaeda deputy meet around a campfire in kandahar, afghanistan, with one of pakistan s top nuclear scientists. they discuss al qaeda s aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. the two apparently met in what is referred to as the fireside chat or at a dinner and talked about al qaeda s interest in nuclear bombs where the al qaeda leader apparently was trying to gain some basic sense of what it would take. ralph mow et larson is a veteran u.s. intelligence officer. a famous question he apparently asked at the end of that meeting was after bashir was trying to tell him how hard this was and how difficult it was for pakistan, bin laden said if i have the material, then how do i build it? the pakistani scientist sulton bashir mahmoud later confirms to u.s. officials that is the meeting took place and