----- Original Message -----
From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Ruining the Earth L3
>
> Suppose you can develop a biological weapon that when dropped on enemy
> troops would cause, say, massive diarrhea. It wouldn't kill anyone (or
> hardly anyone), but it would nevertheless disable those troops, giving you
> the chance to overtake them, put them in a POW camp and send them home to
> their loved ones after the war.
>
> Just a thought.
>
That has been thought of by others. Unfortunately, it is much harder to
disable than kill. With your particular example, people would have to be
near deaths door to be disabled.
Dan M.
