[87914] in Cypherpunks
Re: Anthrax Bombs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Schear)
Wed Oct 8 22:09:45 1997
In-Reply-To: <v03102801b061968a67f8@[207.167.93.63]>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 17:23:51 -0700
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>, cypherpunks@algebra.com
From: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
Reply-To: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
>I'd fear an "anthrax bomb" a lot more than a 2 KT suitcase nuke. (If I
>lived in a crowded target zone, aka a soft target, which I don't.)
[snip]
Amen.
>By comparison, anthrax bacillus is relatively easy to manufacture, and
>aerosol dispersion could kill hundreds of thousands or more before even
>being detected. Aerosolized dispersion in Washington or Manhattan could be
>a far worse human and infrastructure disaster than a suitcase nuke.
>
>I expect this sort of attack to occur fairly soon.
>
I'm pretty surprised that someone has posted practical steps for obtaining,
culturing. preparation and manufacture of inexpensive aerosol generators.
--Steve
