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