At 02:18 AM 7/30/01, Kristin wrote:
> >
> >
> > As I said before, the PROBLEM is we need to keep some of them
> > arround in storage (and take them out and grow them in the lab
> > opccasionally) because we need them to develop COUNTERS to
> > bioweapons.
> >
> > So yes, America and many other countries do have SMALL
> > ammounts of nasty virii tucked away, and there's nothing wrong
> > with that, given the rogue states who are trying to develop
> > bioweapons...
> >
>
>yeah yer talking about the CDC and the military? but why wasit private
>industry that was so upset? bush was all wanting to protect *business
>interests*, more than the govt labs that have a legitmate reason to work
>on counterweapons
>
>there mayb e no way to tell defense from offense or legit from weapon.
For example, nerve gas and many insecticides are both organic
fluorophosphate compounds. If you inspect a manufacturing plant and find
traces of these chemicals or their precursors, how do you tell if the
intended victims have two legs or six?
--Ronn! :)
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