RE: London Calling

From: Ramez Naam (mez@apexnano.com)
Date: Tue Jun 17 2003 - 22:36:32 MDT

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    From: Spudboy100@aol.com [mailto:Spudboy100@aol.com]
    > Dirty bomb only a matter of time, says MI5
    >
    > Does anyone believe her, or is she just doing Blair's
    > propaganda?

    She's just stating common sense. Someday terrorists will use
    radiological weapons. Someday terrorists will inflict serious harm
    with biological weapons. And someday, in all likelihood, a terrorist
    group will set off a nuclear bomb.

    It doesn't take a multi-billion dollar intelligence budget to realize
    this. It just takes an awareness of the increasing supply of people
    willing to kill and the increasing ease of acquiring deadlier weapons.

    > What impact., on this list, would such an attack
    > have, if it were devastating, in the number of casualties?
    > Would such an attack, change anyon's mind on public policy
    > that have been so ellucidated on this list, over the last 2
    > months? Would anyone here embrace the W as a result, or
    > curse him for not being vigilant against such an attack?

    A better question is how we feel about current US policies in the
    context of future terrorist activities.

    Personally, I fully expect a nuclear (not just radiological) terrorist
    attack against the US in the coming 10 - 20 years. I believe current
    US foreign policy makes this event more likely rather than less. So
    I'm already aghast at Bush.

    mez



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