And on this blog is the thoughtful reply<p>"It shouldn't be hard to arm a nuke. It should be hard to get access to it.<p>If you stole one any competant EE could rewire the whole thing to do what he needs anyway. Those inclined to steal a nuke would have this know-how; they wouldn't be your average bank robber or shoe-bomber terrorist.<p>Posted by: Savik at November 21, 2007 2:34 PM"<p>Maybe back in the day a competent EE could rewire, but the modern arming mechanisms are ultra-sophisticated.