Billions of dollars are being devoted to preparing for a possible terrorist attack on the United States, but no one can say when or if such an attack will occur.
A defense attorney says it looks like alleged Oklahoma City co-conspirator Terry Nichols will be found guilty, but has a decent chance of escaping the death penalty.
The most serious terrorist threat to America comes not from organized or state-sponsored groups of political militants but from loners with a grudge and a gun.
