The 380-ton straw that broke the camel's back

If I'd been wavering the explosives story in the NYT would probably have pushed me decisively into the Kerry camp. I'm not sure if it's true but I was listening to NPR on the way back from IC today and it was reported that "A Bush spokesman dismissed the claims of Sen. Kerry [about the explosives] saying that no nuclear material had been stolen." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Not only is it immaterial and unresponsive to the danger that conventional explosives (380 tons of them!) can pose to our troops, to Iraqis and to Israelis, but we found out a couple weeks ago that in fact a lot of the equipment useful for making nukes was stolen before that. A non-answer on top of an untruth.