Hi Hawkmoon; Re: "It takes a nation like Iraq to pervert US bi-lateral veternary medical research and turn it into a weapon." According to this article, it takes a nation like the United States or Russia to weaponize Anthrax, at least the right way.
Anthrax as a Weapon
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Reasons why anthrax cannot be used as an effective weapon:
* The spores are too heavy to dissipate properly. Instead of being carried by the wind over large areas, they will fall to the ground like flour.
* There will not be a sufficient concentration of airborne particles to cause a serious infection.
* Only the US and Russia have the technology to truly weaponize anthrax. Rogue groups and other nations do not have the resources or access to such technology, such as centrifuges, decontamination systems, etc.
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princeton.edu
princeton.edu
My guess is that what happened in Florida was a deliberate Anthrax bioterror attack, but it didn't work very well because Anthrax just isn't that deadly, unless you breath in a whole heck of a lot of spores of the right size all at the same time. In other words, as far as terror goes, Anthrax is more scary than Asbestos, but less scary than Plutonium dust.
In short, I'd be a lot more worried about terrorist threats to transportation than Anthrax. Healthy, well fed humans are a lot tougher to hurt than we give them credit for.
The real problem with a lot of these threats is that they create areas where no one wants to go. It's expensive, more than deadly.
-- Carl |
