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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (532386)11/24/2009 3:10:52 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1575538
 
"Nuclear weapons didn't exist at the time and chem/bio was far less of a threat."

Depends on the exact time period. We and the Soviets have had them for a very long time. Lots of them.

"Today, a small, stateless organization can kill thousands or even millions in a single attack."

Only if they can get their hands on a weapon, transport it and put one in place. Given that it is in no one's interest that they do, it won't happen.

"You have, yourself, made the argument in this very thread when arguing against missile defense."

Straw man. I was talking about nations.
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